Discussing what clients are doing and what they would like to change is also consistent across most cultures.
When making plans with clients reality therapists consider not only the effect of the plan on individual clients but also how the plans will affect the people who are important to them as well as society as a whole.
Although use of reality therapy with clients of different cultures can be helpful, it is still important for counselors to have knowledge of the cultures they are working with.
Wubbolding(2000) summarizes issues important in working with individuals from many different cultural backgrounds.