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Cross-Cultural Counselling With International Students

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 February 2012

John Barletta*
Affiliation:
Australian Catholic University, Australia. [email protected]
Yumi Kobayashi
Affiliation:
Australian Catholic University, Australia.
*
*Address for Correspondence: Dr John Barletta, School of Psychology, Australian Catholic University, 1100 Nudgee Road, Banyo QLD 4014, Australia.
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Abstract

This article explores the issues for counsellors working with international students, particularly Asian international students. As globalisation has expanded people have tended to study overseas in great numbers, hence the increasing importance for professionals to examine counselling in this cultural speciality. In order to understand effective counselling, this article discusses the major problems faced by international students and suggests specific counselling strategies in the context of general guidelines for cross-cultural counselling.

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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2007

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