. In particular, the effective writer is "alive to the overtones of the words he uses . . . conscious of his audience and of the aim of the particular communication.
This particular kind of self-consciousness also appears suited to the situation of a mental-health practitioners. That is, the project of providing psychological help seems in danger of failing to the degree a commitment to the factors cited by Barzun and Graff are not adhered to. In this regard, psychologi cal literature cites studies of bias in the profession, particu larly in the context of emergent multiculturalism (ethnic diver sity). For example, on the thesis that psychological counseling has been dominated by white-culture values, Richardson and Moli naro say that self-awareness and "multicultural competence," or knowledge of culturally relevant factors of a case is necessary for white counselors. Freudian bias in favor of psychoanalysis (as opposed to cognitive methods) or against women and female psychology has been noted by fem
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