About the Partnership: This partnership includes serving on a special Task Force entitled "Cultural Encounters". The task was to develop strategies for difficult dialogues across cultural contexts and have conducted tow programs at the American Counseling Association's national conference (2018, 2019). Role in the partnership was to develop the theoretical framework for difficult dialogues, and specific skills and strategies to manage these conversations. This is now in a manual and the task force is seeking funding to publish the manual from the American Counseling Association.