If counselors want to offer more than the frightened polarized debates that plague our country, they must take a critical look at the cultural, political, and professional processes and practices they are engaged in. This presentation will take a critical look at several areas in the field that are ideologically incongruent, the danger of remaining so, and the importance of training future counselors to engage in a critical perspective. Finally, it will facilitate a dialog on being ideologically congruent.
