Main description:

A comprehensive, readable introduction to the cultural dimensions of counseling and psychotherapy is now available. National leaders in each topic have been selected to provide an accessible, yet thorough, presentation of culturally alert counseling. An introduction to the nature of counseling and culture begins the book, followed by chapters on Social Inequality, Race, and Ethnicity. The succeeding chapters reveal the characteristics, histories, mental health issues, and appropriate counseling strategies for each of eleven cultural groupings. The book ends with a thorough presentation of actual culturally alert counseling practice. Seven dimensions combine to make the book unique, namely thoroughness, inclusiveness, theoretical foundations, practicality, readability, activity, and modeling. In the first case, this book broadens the discussion of culture from ethnicity and race to include social class, religion, gender, and sexual orientation. Of particular note, in the area of ethnicity, all five of the major U.S. pan-ethnic groupings are presented, as well as Middle Eastern and South Asian people.
The book is also inclusive of all people, including both those in dominant and non-dominant cultural groups. Finally, culturally alert counseling skills are modeled in an accessible, vital demonstration video that accompanies the book. Ultimately, readers will leave informed, moved, and changed by the encounters with culture that lie in these pages. They will also be ready to begin practice equipped with both a vision of the work and practical skills in implementing it.New to this edition: Updated DVD content and interviewsNew chapters on Disability and Arab AmericansStreamlined content for less overlap between chapters

Contents:

Preface Part I- Introduction 1. Introduction: Culture and Diversity Defined - Garrett J. McAuliffe 2. Culture: Clarifications and Complications - Garrett J. McAuliffe 3. Equity, Advocacy, and Social Justice - Tim Grothaus, Garrett J. McAuliffe, Mona Danner, & Lynn Doyle 4. Ethnicity - Garrett J. McAuliffe, Bryan S.K. Kim, Yong S. Park 5. Conceptualizing Race and Racism - Garrett J. McAuliffe, Tim Grothaus, & Edwin Gomez Part II- Major Ethnic Groupings 6. African Americans - Kathy M. Evans 7. East and Southeast Asian Americans - Bryan S. Kim & Yong S. Park 8. Culturally Alert Counseling with Native Americans - Michael Tlanusta Garrett, J.T. Garrett, Lisa Grayshield, Cyrus Williams, Tarrell Awe Agahe Portman, Edil Torres Rivera, Gloria King, Tami Ogletree, Mark Parrish, & Barbara Kawulich 9. Culturally Alert Counseling with European Americans - Lee J. Richmond & Mary H. Guindon 10. Counseling Middle Eastern Americans - Julie Hakim-Larson, Sylvia Nassar-McMillan, & Ashley D. Paterson 11. Latino/Latina Americans - Edward A. Delgado-Romero, Bailey J. Nevels, Cristalis Capielo, Nallely Galvan, & Vasti Torres 12. South Asian Americans - Daya Singh Sandhu & Jayamala Madathil Part III- Social Groups 13. The Context of Social Class - Patricia Goodspeed Grant & Karen L. Mackie 14. Counseling Men and Women: Considering Gender and Sex - Heather C. Trepal, Kelly L. Wester, Lori Notestine, & Chris Leeth 15. Counseling Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered Clients - Dawn M. Szymanski 16. Religion and Spirituality - Karen Eriksen, Shelley A. Jackson, Chet Weld, & Susan Lester 17. Counseling and Disabilities - Yvette Q. Getch & Adrianne Johnson Part IV- Implications for Practice 18. The Practice of Culturally Alert Counseling: Introduction and Accessibility - Garrett J. McAuliffe 19. The Practice of Culturally Alert Counseling: Assessment and Intervention - Garrett J. McAuliffe, Tim Grothaus, David Pare, & Ali K. Wolf Appendix A Introduction: Culture and Diversity Defined - Garrett McAuliffe Culture: Clarifications and Complications - Garrett McAuliffe Equity, Advocacy, and Social Justice - Tim Grothaus, Garrett McAuliffe, Mona Danner, Lynn Doyle Ethnicity - Garrett McAuliffe, Bryan Kim, Yong Park Conceptualizing Race and Racism - Garrett McAuliffe, Tim Grothaus, Edwin Gomez African Americans - Kathy Evans Culturally Alert Counseling with East and Southeast Asian Americans - Bryan Kim, Yong Park Culturally Alert Counseling with Native Americans - Michael Garrett, J.T. Garrett, Lisa Grayshield, Cyrus Williams, Tarrell Portman, Edil Torres Rivera, Gloria King, Tami Ogletree, Mark Parish, Barbara Kawulich Culturally Alert Counseling with European Americans - Lee Richmond, Mary Guindon Counseling Middle Eastern Americans - Julie Hakim-Larson, Sylvia Nassar-McMillan, Ashley Paterson Latino/Latina Americans - Edward Delgado-Romero, Bailey Nevels, Cristalis Capielo, Nallely Galvan, Vasti Torres Culturally Sensitive Counseling with South Asian Americans - Daya Sandhu, Jayamala Madathil The Context of Social Class - Patricia Goodspeed-Grant, Karen Mackie Counseling Men and Women: Considering Gender and Sex - Heather Trepal, Kelly Wester, Christopher Leeth Counseling Man and Women: Considering Gender and Sex - Lori Notestine Counseling Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered Clients - Dawn Szymanski Religion and Spirituality - Karen Eriksen, Shelley Jackson, Chet Weld, Susan Lester Counseling and Disabilities - Yvette Getch, Adrianne Johnson The Practice of Culturally Alert Counseling: Part One - Garrett McAuliffe The Practice of Culturally Alert Counseling: Part Two - Garrett McAuliffe, Tim Grothaus, David Pare, Ali Wolf