Influential factors in Chinese American culture: Implications for counselors

The core of responsibility regarding counseling, according to Ivey, Ivey, and Simek-Morgan (1993), is to do nothing that will harm the client or society (p. 15). Along with this belief, the authors suggest that counselors must always be aware of clients\u27 individual and cultural differences. As counselors in the field become more knowledgeable regarding treatment, they are recognizing that a lack of cultural awareness restricts their ability to apply counseling theories to multicultural issues