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The paper asserts that the majority of people working in the counseling field are middle-class Caucasians who get their education at institutions that mostly offer training that focuses on middle-class Caucasian clients. The paper contends that if the goal or a counselor in training is to work predominantly with mainstream Caucasian clients then they are well prepared to do so (Alterkruse, Harris and Brandt, 2001). The paper then argues that the average counselor lacks the training to work with diverse populations.

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Professional Positions for Counselors The majority of people working in the counseling field are middle-class Caucasians. These middle-class Caucasian counselors get their education at institutions that mostly offer training that focuses on middle-class Caucasian clients. If the goal or a counselor in training is to work predominantly with mainstream Caucasian clients then they are well prepared to do so (Alterkruse, Harris and Brandt, 2001). Unfortunately, the reality of counseling is that the clientele is diverse. The average counselor lacks the training to work with diverse populations. Clinical experiences are also mostly mainstream which means there is no..."

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