Post 7 A Multicultural Approach

                One of the courses I have been taking this semester is a course in Multicultural Counselling. I think for most students taking the course it has been an exercise in being more aware of the different and unique experiences of those around us and those we may encounter in our work in therapy. Especially with the concept of intersectionality there are many ways a client could be marginalized, while also experiencing areas of privilege, which can make issues become deeper and more complicated than at first glance. Part of my job is to be able to recognize how the experience of others is different than my own lived experience. I also need to be able to identify the systemic issues that a client could be facing that act as a barrier to their success and be able to have a conversation with them about it. Unfortunately sometimes things are out of a client’s control and there is only so much they are able to do without addressing these systemic barriers; these are the times where a multicultural and systemic approach are best in order to move forward with therapeutic change.