In fifteen pages this paper considers the ACA ethics' code in an examination of a multicultural counselor's characteristics with quotes from Department of Justice experts included. Fifteen sources are cited in the bibliography.
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advice. The advice given, one would hope, should come from either the persons own experience in the matter, or a combination of observed behaviors that have been analyzed utilizing criteria
from an educational background and study in the field of psychology. However, the last element that goes into the constitution of a counselor is that hidden aspect of self, that
part that makes one an individual. This can add so much to the overall effectiveness that a counselor has with a client or student, however, it can also be detrimental
if the individuals behaviors and attitudes reflect a personal bias or prejudice. One of the first things a counselor needs to do
as a part of professional development is to do an analysis on themselves and ask themselves if there are any discernible values and biases that he or she has grown
up with. Having identified these potential areas of weakness, the professional must make some attempt, one would think, to work on this area. For example, a counselor discovers that because
of a childhood trauma, she has an unreasonable distrust of men sporting long hair. Unfortunately, in her practice, which is as a school counselor, there are many students, male and
female, that have opted to let their hair grow long. Realizing the weakness in herself to consider men with long hair to be untrustworthy, she may need to take appropriate
action to reconstruct her bias toward this particular segment of the schools population. How she might do this though, may occur
in many different ways. She might seek professional counseling herself, or she might begin by making the gesture of striking up a conversation with one of the students in the