An affiliate of the New Jersey Counseling Association NJCA

Who Are We?

 We are a group of counseling professionals, licensed professional counselors and student counselors who come together approximately 6 to 8 times a year in order to further efforts towards inclusion and the development of cultural competence within our profession.  We are from a variety of backgrounds, and operate as an affiliate division of NJCA.  NJAMC currently operates under the budgetary support of NJCA, in combination with support raised through donations, professional membership fees, and funds raised by the annual NJAMC conference held each spring.

We Define
Multiculturalism
and Diversity As:

• The fixed, less changeable characteristics we are born into or with, such as ethnicity, race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and social class.
• Our age, including our personal history and the historical moments and eras we have experienced within the context of our society.
• The multiple factors that surround and affect us, such as our family relationships, educational opportunities, religion, and citizenship.

We Believe That The Competence of Multicultural Counselors, Organizations, and Human Beings is Based on the Ability to:

Integrate multicultural and culture specific awareness, knowledge and skills into counseling interactions, organizational interactions and human interactions.

(Adapted from Arredondo, P. et al. (1996). Operationalization of the Multicultural Counseling Competencies).