Description
For pre- and in-service counselors
For courses in Multicultural Counseling
With the goal of helping students and counselors further their development as multiculturally-competent professionals, author Tracy Robinson-Wood shows how to make the process of transformation a part of a social justice orientation and a lifelong commitment to using the power and privilege of a counselor for good in the world. Through storytellings and case studies, the book helps prepare readers to better appreciate the multiple layers and contexts that both the counselor and the client bring to therapy.
Here readers see diversity from a much broader perspective than just race and ethnicity as the author, herself an African American, explores a broad spectrum of cultural and diversity issues and their impact on the client-counselor relationship. She examines the dominant cultural beliefs and values in the United States and discusses how their nearly wholesale acceptance as "normal" and "better" can perpetuate feelings of inadequacy, shame, confusion, and distrust on both sides of the counseling "couch." Embracing feminist and diversity theories, methods, and techniques, while injecting humor and fascinating stories, Robinson-Wood has created an insightful, practical resource.
Table of Contents
Part One
Imaging Diversity
Chapter 1
Multiple Identities Defined
Multicultural Counseling And Psychology Defined
Diversity: An Overview
A, B, And C Dimensions
Conceptualization Of The Self
Images Of Diversity
Culture • Race • Ethnicity • Gender • Sexuality • Disability • Socioeconomic Class • Spirituality
Implications For Counselors And Psychologists
Case Study: Desperation
Summary
Chapter 2
Multicultural Competencies And Guidelines
Multicultural Competencies
Competency One: Counselor Awareness Of Own Cultural Values And Biases • Competency Two: Counselor Awareness Of Client’s Worldview • Competency Three: Culturally Appropriate Intervention Strategies
Guidelines
Diversity Training
Assessment And Research
Implications For Counselors And Psychologists
Case Study: Client Identities
Summary
Chapter 3
Statused Identities
Identities As Status: The Contextual And Social Construction Of Differences Model
Assumptions Of Hierarchical Socialization Patterns
Racism • Patriarchy • Sexism • Homophobia • Able-Body-Ism Class Elitism • Ageism
Implications For Counselors And Psychologists
Case Study: The Difference Class Makes
Summary
Part Two
Valued Cultures
Chapter 4
Native Americans And Alaskan Natives
History
Demography
Social, Psychological, And Physical Health Issues
Cultural Philosophies And Values
Acculturation
Case Study: A Wounded Mind
Implications For Counselors And Psychologists
Summary
Chapter 5
Latinos
The Spanish, Portuguese, Indians, Asians, And Africans
Geography
Migratory Patterns From Mexico
Demography
Social, Psychological, And Physical Health Issues
Migration And Acculturation
Cultural Orientation And Values
Case Study: Oblivious
Implications For Counselors And Psychologists
Summary
Chapter 6
People Of African Descent
History, 500–1500 A.D.
The Slave Trade
Resistance To Slavery
Demographic Trends
Social, Psychological, And Physiological Health Issues
Physical Appearance
Cultural Orientation And Values
Implications For Counselors And Psychologists
Case Study: Anxiety Attacks
Summary
Chapter 7
People Of Asian Descent, Native Hawaiians, And Pacific Islanders
Migratory Patterns
Demography
Social, Psychological, And Physical Health Issues
Acculturation And Experiences In America
Cultural Orientation And Values
Implications For Counselors And Psychologists
Case Study: Dual Diagnosis
Summary
Chapter 8
People Of The Middle East And Arab Americans
The Africans, Asians, Europeans, And Arabs
Muslims And Arabs: Differences And Similarities
Migratory Patterns From The Middle East
Demography
Social, Psychological, And Physical Health Issues
Cultural Orientation And Values
Implications For Counselors And Psychologists
Case Study: Perceptions Of Dangerousness
Summary
Part Three
Converging Identities
Chapter 9
Converging Race
The Social Construction Of Race
Race And Science
Origins Of Racial Groups
Racial And Ethnic Identity Development
Ethnic Identity • Biracial Identity Development • Native American Identity • Asian American Identity Development • African American Racial Identity • Latino Identity Development • White Racial Identity Development • Optimal Theory Applied To Identity Development
Implications For Counselors And Psychologists
Case Study: Teaching Privilege To The Privileged
Summary
Chapter 10
Converging Biracial And Multicultural Identities
Definitions
Demography
The One-Drop Rule
The Fluidity Of Race
Biracial And Multiracial Identity Development
Research And Biracial And Multiracial Populations
Case Study: Denial Of Self
Implications For Counselors And Psychologists
Summary
Chapter 11
Converging Gender
Gender Definitions
Gender And Biology
The Social Construction Of Gender
Undoing Gender
Sex And Gender Roles
Gender And Emotion
Gender And The Body
Gender And Experiences In Therapy
Gender Identity Models
The Womanist Model • White Male Identity Development Model
Implications For Counselors And Psychologists
Case Study: Building Rapport
Summary
Chapter 12
Converging Socioeconomic Class
The Invisibility Of Class As A Variable In Counseling
The Intersections Of Class
Class: An Identity Construct
Middle-Class Bias And Counselor Training
The Fluidity Of Class
Middle-Class Bias And Ethical Standards
Classism
Implications For Counselors And Psychologists
Case Study: Class Divide
Summary
Chapter 13
Converging Sexuality
Definitions And Terminology
Narrative Questions
The Importance Of A Focus On Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, And Transgender Issues In Counseling
Developmental Processes
Cass’s Model Of Gay, Lesbian, And Bisexual Identity Formation • Troiden’s Homosexual Identity Development Model • Sullivan’s Model Of Sexual Identity Development
Counseling Gays, Lesbians, And Bisexuals Of Color
Implications For Counselors And Psychologists
Case Study: Assigning Gender
Summary
Chapter 14
Converging Disability
Understanding Disability
Disability Studies
The Social Construction Of Disability
Perfection, Beauty, And The Able Body
Implications For Counselors And Psychologists
Case Study: Rethinking Manhood
Summary
Chapter 15
Converging Spirituality
Case Study: Crises Of Faith
Spirituality And Religion Defined
Clinical Skills In Integrating Spirituality And Psychotherapy
Spirituality, Therapy, And Cultural Considerations
Implications For Counselors And Psychologists
Summary
Epilogue
References
Name Index
Subject Index
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