With the population of individuals and families from diverse backgrounds, the ability of counselors to meet the needs of a growing and diverse society is called into question. In 1994, Sue Arrendondo and McDavis published what is now known as the Multicultural Counseling Competency Framework. These skills provide a foundation for all advisors to focus on both the cultural makeup of the advisor and the impact of culture on daily life in an increasingly diverse society. Multiculturalism arises from concerns that cover a wide range of issues such as race, religion, ethnicity, culture, sexual orientation and/or disability. Culture is defined as “the beliefs, arts, customs, institutions, and all other products of human thought and labor created and employed by a people or group at a given time.” People from new and different cultural groups may be negatively stereotyped and heavily discriminated against. due to their differences from a main culture. Throughout history, multicultural concerns have prevailed regarding the culture of Native Americans, African Americans, Italians, Irish, Jews, and other cultural groups, with gatherings of various cultural groups frequent in schools. In social work situations, there will inevitably be cultural differences. Refraining from negative stereotypes and discrimination can be difficult but necessary in an ever-changing society (goodtheraphy.org p. 1) Multiculturalism is fundamental as a professional counselor, it is essential that we are aware of our own. bias, so that our helping work is assured and we can fully engage with the client. It is very important that the professional is aware of cultural differences and continues training and education. Multicultural counseling has its... ... middle of paper ...... an individual as opposed to an entire group (Obasi and Leong, 2009). Therefore, these values ​​are inconsistent and indirect with those of people from other cultures. For example, when dealing with people of African/African descent, they emphasize collectivism and communitarianism, so imposing their views or values ​​that are incompatible with other cultural values ​​may be detrimental to customers. Additionally, the use of traditional theories produced by the "fathers of psychology" or traditional therapies and treatment practices may lead people to underutilize psychological services, receive less preferred diagnoses and treatments, and put premature end to these services. For these reasons, factors have been attributed to a cultural distrust of mental health professionals and treatment that is not culturally appropriate for people from other cultures. (Obasi and Leong, 2009).