Multicultural Issues in Counseling: New Approach to Diversity

✍ Scribed by Courtland C. Lee

• Publisher: Amer Counseling Assn
• Year: 2013
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 356
• Edition: 4
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This widely adopted, seminal text builds on the strengths of previous editions and offers sound direction from leading experts for multicultural practice with diverse client groups in a variety of settings. Fully updated and inclusive of feedback from educators and practitioners, this edition goes to the core of what constitutes culturally competent counseling and interventions with the following groups:

African Americans

Latinos/as

Asian and Pacific Islanders

American Indians

Arab Americans

Multiracial individuals and families

Women and men

LGBQT clients

People with disabilities

Deaf populations

Older people

Economically disadvantaged clients

Military personnel

Case studies and innovative counseling techniques throughout the text emphasize the development of a productive working alliance between counselors and their clients, personal awareness and skill building, and practical application. Chapters on framing ethical issues in a multicultural context and increasing global literacy conclude the book.