Technological innovations and demographic trends represent 2 convergin
g forces that affect counselor training. Distance education, particula
rly televised instruction, is becoming a major presence in higher educ
ation. Relatedly, counseling courses and degree programs are increasin
gly being offered via televised instruction. At the same time, rapid c
ultural, racial, and ethnic diversification in the United States has r
esulted in a movement to integrate cultural competency training into c
ounseling programs. In this article, the challenges associated with pr
oviding cultural competency training via interactive television are ou
tlined Characteristics of interactive televised instruction and strate
gies for promoting cultural competence within this medium are presente
d.