Part OneThe population of the United States continues to grow in terms of racial and ethnic diversity. It is therefore relevant that mental health professionals adapt their services to the needs of diverse cultural populations (Constantine, Kindaichi, Arorash, Donnelly and Jung, 2002). The realization that ethnic minorities experience negative consequences for being oppressed has resulted in multicultural skills pedagogy and helped counselors identify effective strategies for generating social change (Hage, 2003; Vera & Speight, 2003). The social norms at the origin of these injustices are identified, thus allowing ethnic minorities to form and empower themselves. Additionally, this awareness helps prevent therapists' biases from playing potentially oppressive roles stemming from their own worldview and builds on an understanding of their clients' diverse life experiences (Sue & Sue, 2012). Counselors who are committed to social justice value justice and fairness in the treatment and rights of marginalized people. According to Sue and Sue (2012), "an enlightened approach that recognizes potential oppression in manifestation, diagnosis, etiology, and treatment is best achieved by adopting a social justice approach," which may include rethinking question traditional models of therapy (Kindle Location 2919). Cultural perspectives, sociopolitical influences, and externalities can determine how individuals formulate their local locus of control/responsibility, which in turn constructs their worldview. Mental health professionals who are not multiculturally competent may interpret socially devalued groups who display very strong external control beliefs “as being inherently apathetic, procrastinating, lazy, depressed, or anxious about…. .. middle of paper ...... Justice framework: Implications for school counselors and educators. Journal for Social Action in Counseling and Psychology, 1(2), 14-30.Hage, SM (2003). Reaffirming the Unique Identity of Counseling Psychology: Opting for the “Road Less Traveled.” The Counseling Psychologist, 31, 555-563. Hassouneh, D.M. and Kulwicki, A. (2007). Mental health, discrimination, and trauma among Arab Muslim women living in the United States: A pilot study. Mental Health, Religion and Culture, 10, 257-262.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13694670600630556.Lewis, Arnold, House, and Toporek (2003). Advocacy skills. ACA Board of Directors. Retrieved November 21, 2013 from http://www.counseling.org/Resources/Competencies/Advocacy_Competencies.pdf Sue, Derald Wing; Sue, David (07/10/2012). Counseling Culturally Diverse People: Theory and Practice (Wiley Desktop Editions). Wiley. Kindle Edition.