The collaboration between the two national organizations is based upon a shared understanding that many school counselors who work in diverse public schools must develop new knowledge, skills, and strategies in cross-cultural counseling if they are to work effectively with the students and families who are teh consumers of their services. This six-part training program is designed to increase school counselors' level of sensitivity and awareness of linguistically and culturally diverse student populations. This interactive training leads school counselors through a process to develop culturally appropriate strategies and interventions that respond meaningfully and appropriately to students' needs. This section explores personal identity and how it impacts the counselor's role and interaction with students and families within the context of rapidly changing school demographics. These factors include culture, ethnicity, language, gender, political ideology, and socioeconomic status.
School counselors explore how differences in value systems affect the delivery of services.
School counselors have the opportunity to create a plan of action for change for racial and linguistic minority students and their families.