This course discusses the socio-cultural factors that affect the provision of guidance and counseling. The factors of differences in race, ethnicity, religion, women and men, disabilities, elderly and adults become the awareness of culturally sensitive counselors. The study of external (western) theories and the suitability (or unsuitability) of their application in the local/Indonesian cultural context. Lecture activities include discussions on local cultural values, problems and constraints of culturally situated guidance and counseling, and indigenous helping practices and their possible development and research for professional counseling. Understanding the factors of differences in race, ethnicity, religion, women and men, disabilities, the elderly and adults into the awareness of culturally sensitive counselors. 2. A review of external (western) theories and their suitability (or unsuitability) for application in the local/Indonesian cultural context.