America is the greatest melting pot. Everywhere you look we are surrounded by rich and diverse cultures. Immigrants arriving in this country today are struggling to assimilate and maintain their individual identities. For example, Elizabeth, my mother, was born in Italy and came to the United States when she was 11 years old. When the time came for my mother to start school, the guidance office recommended that her adoptive parents remove any clothing, jewelry, or personal items that were not congruent with American culture at the time. As I reflect on my mother's experience, it must have been such a difficult transition that did not allow her to maintain her cultural identity. Assisting a customer from another culture, I believe is the most beneficial experience in the world. My personal theory on how to obtain the title of culturally savvy counselor is to be sensitive to the client's cultural differences, while providing assistance in integrating into American culture and maintaining one's cultural identity. Counselors will need training and personal development to transform themselves into a culturally qualified counselor. The program I proposed involves two-step processes that incorporate several components. The first step is counselor awareness and the other is client awareness. Counselor Awareness is a three-step self-awareness discovery in which a counselor works to establish cultural identity, race knowledge, and education. I call it discovery because researching a family's history is a bit like playing a game of Clue. However, to make the process even easier, start asking your parents or grandparents about the culture. In 1991, the Association for Multicultural Awareness and Development (AMCD) i…… half of the paper…… the reasoning is that as counselors we are trained in the art of gauging someone's abilities. However, the exception to the rule occurs when dealing with a child who has severe speech problems. Administering a Diagnostic Evaluation of Phonology (ADEP) could help address their areas of weakness. In conclusion, working with multicultural clients can be challenging and rewarding. From this essay, I have established that before a counselor enters the field to counsel multicultural clients. It is imperative to apply the two rules that have been discussed in this essay. References Association for the Development of Multicultural Counseling. 1991. (AMCC). Magazine for the Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development. April 1991.From: http://www.counseling.org/Resources/Competencies/Cross-Cultural_Competencies_and_Objectives.pdf