Main description:

Employs the framework of anti-oppressive "Liberation CounselingThe first multicultural counseling book to use a strengths-based perspective, this innovative text emphasizes culture and diversity as an asset to be nurtured and approached with humility, empathy, and culturally responsive interventions. The book is also unique in its consideration of marginalized experiences not limited to ethnicity, race, or poverty, but those that also include polyamory, gamers, immigrants, refugees, people with disabilities, and other marginalized populations. Separate sections consider the particular situations of more than 20 distinct populations to foster treatment that is imbued with sensitivity and understanding.

The book calls for counselors to deeply examine their own beliefs, attitudes, and judgments to ensure they have productive work with diverse clients. Distinct chapters explore the counselor's worldview, the client's worldview, and include demonstrations of how to apply multicultural counseling by addressing race and culture; providing culturally responsive assessment, diagnosis, and treatment planning; and designing a culturally sensitive workplace. Content is enhanced by self-reflection questions, end-of-chapter discussion questions, and multifaceted clinical case scenarios providing an in-depth look at the lived reality of marginalized people. Purchase includes digital access for use on most mobile devices or computers.

Key Features:

Emphasizes cultural considerations in treating more than 20 different marginalized populations
Engages counselors to deeply examine their own values and beliefs so they don't adversely impact treatment of different populations
Written by counselor educators and other subject matter experts with expertise in treating varied populations
Uses multifaceted case studies to illustrate content and apply concepts
Provides podcast interviews with members of diverse groups
Each chapter includes learning objectives, key terms, chapter summary, and discussion questions
Delivers robust instructor ancillaries, including an Instructor's Manual that maps to CACREP standards

Contents:

List of Contributors
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
SECTION I. THE COUNSELOR'S WORLDVIEW
Chapter 1. The Counselor: Becoming a Culturally Responsive Counselor
Chapter 2. Liberation Counseling as a Framework: Offering Anti-Oppressive Counseling
Chapter 3. Counseling with Cultural Humility, Empathy, and Responsiveness
Chapter 4. Social Justice and Advocacy Readiness
SECTION II. THE CLIENT'S WORLDVIEW
Chapter 5. Culturally Responsive Counseling for Clients of African American, African, and Afro-Caribbean Descent
Chapter 6. Culturally Responsive Counseling for Clients of Asian American and Pacific Islander Descent
Chapter 7. Culturally Responsive Counseling for Clients of Latinx Descent
Chapter 8. Culturally Responsive Counseling for Clients of Native American Descent
Chapter 9. Culturally Responsive Counseling for Clients of European American Descent
Chapter 10. Culturally Responsive Counseling for Clients of Multiracial Descent
Chapter 11. Culturally Responsive Counseling for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Queer++ Clients
Chapter 12. Culturally Responsive Counseling for Transgender Clients
Chapter 13. Culturally Responsive Counseling for Women Clients
Chapter 14. Culturally Responsive Counseling for Men Clients
Chapter 15. Culturally Responsive Counseling Related to Religion, Spirituality, and Other Faiths
Chapter 16. Culturally Responsive Counseling for Clients of Jewish Descent
Chapter 17. Culturally Responsive Counseling for Clients of Muslim and Middle Eastern/North African Descent (MENA)
Chapter 18. Culturally Responsive Counseling for Older Adults and Addressing Ageism
Chapter 19. Culturally Responsive Counseling for Clients with Disabilities and Addressing Ableism
Chapter 20. Culturally Responsive Counseling with Immigrant and Refugee Clients
Chapter 21. Culturally Responsive Counseling for Military Clients and Families
Chapter 22. Culturally Responsive Counseling Related to Poverty, Middle Class, and Affluence
Chapter 23. Culturally Responsive Counseling Related to Polyamorous, Kink, and Taboo Culture
Chapter 24. Culturally Responsive Counseling for Clients of the Gamer Culture, Fandoms, and Related Subcultures
SECTION III. PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF MULTICULTURAL COUNSELING
Chapter 25. Broaching Race and Other Cultural Identities
Chapter 26. Cultural Considerations for Assessment, Diagnosing, and Treatment Planning
Chapter 27. Seeking and Receiving Culturally Responsive Supervision
Chapter 28. Cultural Considerations for the Counseling Workplace
Index