Abstract
This study is in the field of culture and counseling studies. The main focus of the study is on the
prospects and challenges of cross cultural counseling at tertiary learning institutions. The research
was informed by the culture relativism theory. The research was given impetus by the cultural
diversity at the Midlands State University and how it causes challenges to counseling. The
researcher discovered that there are challenges that are associated with cross cultural counseling in
tertiary institutions. The research also noted the effects of the challenges to the students, counselor
and to the Midlands State University. The study was qualitative in nature. Purposive and snowball
sampling techniques were employed by the researcher in this study. Data was collected from the
members of staff of the student affairs division and students using questionnaires and interviews.
The study concludes that communication barrier, conflicting cultural values, lack of counseling
experience and knowledge of culture, religion and beliefs, client’s lack of trust in the counseling
relationship and mode of counseling used have been identified as the challenges of cross cultural
counseling at the Midlands State University.
REGIS, M (2021). Prospects And Challenges Of Cross Cultural Counseling In Tertiary Institutions. The Case Of The Midlands State University Student Affairs Division. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/prospects-and-challenges-of-cross-cultural-counseling-in-tertiary-institutions-the-case-of-the-midlands-state-university-student-affairs-division
REGIS, MAKAKAYI "Prospects And Challenges Of Cross Cultural Counseling In Tertiary Institutions. The Case Of The Midlands State University Student Affairs Division" Afribary. Afribary, 10 May. 2021, https://afribary.com/works/prospects-and-challenges-of-cross-cultural-counseling-in-tertiary-institutions-the-case-of-the-midlands-state-university-student-affairs-division. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
REGIS, MAKAKAYI . "Prospects And Challenges Of Cross Cultural Counseling In Tertiary Institutions. The Case Of The Midlands State University Student Affairs Division". Afribary, Afribary, 10 May. 2021. Web. 25 Apr. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/prospects-and-challenges-of-cross-cultural-counseling-in-tertiary-institutions-the-case-of-the-midlands-state-university-student-affairs-division >.
REGIS, MAKAKAYI . "Prospects And Challenges Of Cross Cultural Counseling In Tertiary Institutions. The Case Of The Midlands State University Student Affairs Division" Afribary (2021). Accessed April 25, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/prospects-and-challenges-of-cross-cultural-counseling-in-tertiary-institutions-the-case-of-the-midlands-state-university-student-affairs-division