This paper provides an historical overview of discussions of competency for counselling practice across cultures and critiques the current frameworks of multicultural counselling competencies. A rationale is provided for a more inclusive definition of culture, a means of integrating additional domains of practice, and a shift away from the narrow focus on strategies and techniques. A new model of culture-infused counselling is proposed that is centered on the working alliance between counsellors and clients. It is argued that the concept of the working alliance is a pantheoretical and superordinate construct that provides a more sound organizational structure for the competency frameworks. Intervention strategies and techniques may then be assessed in terms of their contribution to the purposeful and collaborative work that characterizes a culturally sensitive working alliance. This conceptual shift has implications for the articulation of specific attitudes and beliefs, knowledge, and skills that contribute to multicultural counselling competence.View full textDownload full textKeywordscultural counselling, working alliance, competency frameworks, multicultural competenceRelated var addthis_config = { ui_cobrand: "Taylor & Francis Online", services_compact: "citeulike,netvibes,twitter,technorati,delicious,linkedin,facebook,stumbleupon,digg,google,more", pubid: "ra-4dff56cd6bb1830b" }; Add to shortlist Link Permalink http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09515071003798204
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