Discuss what it means to be culturally knowledgeable, culturally aware, and culturally skilled. Give specific examples of how each is important in the delivery of effective counseling services to culturally diverse clients

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Cultural knowledge, awareness, and skills. Give specific examples:
• Cultural knowledge: knowledge of one’s own culture as well as that of other cultures. Includes recognition of historical and contemporary oppression.
• Cultural awareness: awareness of one’s beliefs and attitudes toward culturally diverse groups. It includes awareness of one’s worldview and how it is a product of cultural conditioning
• Cultural skills: abilities necessary to work with culturally diverse clients. It may include cultural responsiveness as well as an ability to use a variety of interventions to meet the needs of culturally diverse clients

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