Recommendation 2: Psychologists are encouraged to consider age as a critical component of cultural diversity and to appreciate the diversity within the aging population itself. The existing multicultural theoretical frameworks can and should be applied to geropsychology and older adults both as a group and as diverse individuals. As one example in the practice arena, D.W. Sue and D. Sue (2002) believe that the helping agent should gain skills to supplement the effective practices and coping and support systems which already exist in a given culture rather than replacing them with the mainstream approach to mental health care. The psychologist may need to perform unconventional roles (e.g., outreach, ombudsman, consultant, and facilitator of support systems) outside of his or her office. These roles are particularly relevant to practice with older adults. For example, the psychologist might assume the ombudsman role to facilitate communication between the client and the nursing staff in a long term care facility.