Define culturally sustaining counseling and provide an example of applying it in a school setting.

• A. Ignores cultural factors in counseling.
• B. Only uses one culturally neutral method for all students.
• C. Focuses on assimilation to the dominant culture with standard interventions.
• D. Centers on honoring and leveraging students' cultural identities as assets; example: adapt interventions to reflect students' languages and family contexts and involve families in planning.

Answer: (D)