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Multicultural Counseling and Psychotherapy: A Lifespan Perspective, 4/E
Leroy Baruth, Appalachian State University
M. Lee Manning, Old Dominion University

ISBN-10: 0131706810
ISBN-13: 9780131706811

Publisher: Merrill
Copyright: 2007
Format: Paper; 480 pp
Published: 06/21/2006

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For courses in multicultural counseling or any human services course that directs attention to serving diverse clients.

 

Written to explore the lives and potential counseling problems of African American, Hispanic American, Asian American, European American, and American Indian populations, this text considers the powerful influences of a client's developmental stage and cultural background. Intervening with clients from counseling specific groups during various lifespan stages, and professional issues/future directions of the multicultural counseling field are also covered.  The text is organized into three parts and seventeen chapters.  Part one provides background knowledge for intervening with clients of differing backgrounds.  Part two centers on understanding and counseling African American, American Indian, Asian American, European American, and Hispanic American clients, as well as lesbian, gay, and bisexual clients in the various lifespan stages.  Part three discusses professional issues in multicultural counseling and explores future directions in the field. The book takes the perspective that gays, lesbians, and bisexuals also have a culture of "sexual orientation," and the authors provide counseling strategies for this diverse group.  Also important, the book addresses gender, social class, and current issues.  Experiential exercises are provided in the appendix and are mentioned in the appropriate chapters.  

 

The fourth edition of Multicultural Counseling and Psychotherapy: A Life Span Perspective is the only multicultural counseling text to take a lifespan approach from a perspective of cultural and ethnic backgrounds, maintaining that integrating multicultural and lifespan considerations are crucial to counseling effectiveness.

 

  • Gender Perspectives-Provide information and opinions related to gender and gender concerns as these areas relate to the topics being discussed. 
    • Readers can realize the importance of gender, the feminist movement, and the need for gender-appropriate counseling strategies.

 

  • Focus on Research features-Call the reader's attention to recent research on the topic under discussion. 
    • Empirical studies and scholarly writings on counseling, development, and multicultural populations are featured.

 

  • Up Close and Personal vignettes-These case studies describe individuals from each of the cultures and age groups. 
    • Various members of the fictional families are introduced, as well as lesbian, gay, and bisexual individuals in the four lifespan stages, providing a portrait of the child, the adolescent, the adult, and the elder within the family and/or the culture and within society at large.

 

  • Suggested Readings-Lists journal articles that may be of special interest to readers who wish to improve their multicultural counseling effectiveness.

 

  • A Lifespan Perspective–Focuses on understanding and counseling clients in the four lifespan periods: children, adolescents, adults, and elders.
    • Helps students understand how culture and human development affect counseling intervention and how counseling issues differ for various age groups.

 

  • Expanded coverage of sexuality issues–Now includes lesbian, gay, and bisexual clients in the discussion of diversity.
    • Helps students better understand and counsel lesbian, gay, and bisexual clients.

 

  • Disability Perspectives feature–Provides information related both to people with disabilities and to topics being discussed.
    • Provides students with current information related to counseling people with disabilities.

 

  • Experiential activities–Found in Appendix B, these help motivate classroom discussions.
    • Helps students apply the concepts covered in the chapter content.

PART I            Overview

 

Chapter 1        Introduction to Multicultural Counseling and Psychotherapy

Chapter 2        The Counselor's Cultural Identity

Chapter 3        The Culturally Effective Counselor

 

PART II           Understanding and Counseling Clients in Multicultural Settings and Throughout the Lifespan

 

Chapter 4        Multicultural Human Growth and Development

Chapter 5        Understanding African American Clients

Chapter 6        Counseling African American Clients

Chapter 7        Understanding American Indian Clients

Chapter 8        Counseling American Indian Clients

Chapter 9        Understanding Asian American Clients

Chapter 10      Counseling Asian American Clients

Chapter 11      Understanding European American Clients

Chapter 12      Counseling European American Clients

Chapter 13      Understanding Hispanic American Clients

Chapter 14      Counseling Hispanic American Clients

Chapter 15      Understanding Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Clients

Chapter 16      Counseling Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Clients

 

PART III          Professional Issues in Multicultural Counseling

 

Chapter 17      Issues in Multicultural Counseling

Epilogue          Multiculural Counseling and Psychotherapy

Appendix A     Selected Journals Recommended for Counselors in Multicultural Settings

Appendix B     Suggested Multicultural Experiential Activities

References

Author Index

Subject Index

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