Counseling & Diversity (Counseling Diverse Populations)
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| Rating | : | 4.88 (936 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0618470360 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 352 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-08-02 |
| Language | : | English |
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in Counseling and Development from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, and a B.A. An associate professor at Eastern Michigan University, she serves as a trainer, coach, consultant, and frequent presenter on diversity and ethical issues. Her publications and research interests include multicult
Packed with real-world applications and excerpts from original sources, COUNSELING AND DIVERSITY addresses the three dimensions of multicultural counseling competency (awareness, knowledge and skills) while increasing readers' understanding of oppression and the structures of power. Offering complete flexibility, the monographs enable instructors to choose which groups they want to discuss in their course. In this way, COUNSELING AND DIVERSITY equips readers with a historical, sociopolitical, and psychological overview of each aspect of identity that will have resonance in counseling, psychotherapy, and other helping professions, and empowers them with the knowledge and tools to be confident in counseling in a multicultural setting.. In addition, a unique "satellite" series of monographs provide readers with a thorough introduction to issues in counseling with specific populations, including Arab Americans, African Americans, Asian Americans, Latino/a Americans, Native Americans, and LGBTQ Americans. This innovative First Edition addresses the constructs of culture, worldview, race, ethnicity, gender, age, sexual orientation, physical and mental ability, socioeconomic class, and spirituality and religion as c
Easy to understand Gives great information and further theories than what someone is exposed to - read it for class - not for pleasure. One Star Lesha Delaney Utterly outdated data from the 70's. Are you kidding me!?. Pa Xiong said General diveristy book. This is a very generalized book about culture. I would have preferred to rent it rather than purchase. Not worth keeping for school textbook.
Choudhuri specializes in cross cultural and diversity issues, as well as trauma, assault, and abuse. She has held numerous leadership positions in professional organizations such as the Vice-President of the Latino Interest Network of the Association of Multicultural Counseling and Development (AMCD), and the President of Counselors for Social Justice (CSJ) within the American Counseling Association. She carries the National Certified Counselor credential as well as the Approved Clinical Supervisor. in Psychology from North Carolina State University. About the Author Devika Dibya Choudhuri is a licensed profe