Culture as a Central Component of Consultation: A Call to the Field

The purpose of this article is to call for the inclusion of culture as a central component in the field of consultation. For consultation to remain maximally effective, current with counseling and psychological frameworks, and compliant with ethical standards, it is imperative that all consultation theory, research, practice, and training be examined and understood in the context of culture (Duncan, 1995; Gibbs, 1985; Hansen, Himes, & Meier, 1990; Henning-Stout, 1994a; Ingraham & Tarver Behring, 1996; Jackson & Hayes, 1993).