Enhancing training for multicultural counseling efficiency according to the school counselors perspective toward clients psychological health

Abstract

Malaysian school students are multiracial and multicultural; thus, guidance and counseling services provided should be tailored to the needs of diverse clients. This circumstance requires school counselors to be competent for multicultural client’s psychological health in counseling sessions. The study attempted to obtain feedback from school counselors on the training of multicultural counseling competencies. The findings shows, school counselors can demonstrate good training in multicultural counseling efficiencies and enhance the effectiveness of counseling sessions.