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Handbook of Multicultural Counseling

Fourth Edition
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June 2016 | 688 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc

Celebrating its 20th anniversary!

The most internationally cited resource in the arena of multicultural counseling, the Handbook of Multicultural Counseling is a resource for researchers, educators, practitioners, and students alike.  Continuing to emphasize social justice, research, and application, the Fourth Edition of this best-seller features nearly 80 new contributors of diverse backgrounds, orientations, and levels of experience who provide fresh perspectives to every chapter. Completely updated, this classic text includes new chapters on prevailing social issues and covers the latest advances in theory, ethics, measurement, clinical practice, assessment, and more.

“This is the most comprehensive synthesis of cutting edge multicultural counseling research available. This is the gold standard and a must read for anyone working in a human services field.”

–Audrey M. Ervin, Delaware Valley College


 
Part 1: Multicultural Counseling Past and Present
J. Manuel Casas
Chapter 1: The History of Multicultural Psychology: From the Perspective of Two Opposing Forces
Highlights of the History of Multicultural Psychology

 
Two Forces Impacting the Development of Multicultural Psychology

 
Diversity Issues in the APA

 
Rebecca L. Toporek, William Sapigao, Bryan O. Rojas-Arauz
Chapter 2: Fostering the Development of a Social Justice Perspective and Action: Finding a Social Justice Voice
Foundations and Definitions

 
Beneficence and Shifting Access and Resources: Philanthropy, Social Service, Social Change and Social Justice

 
Positionality, Awareness of Cultural Self, and Development of a Social Justice Identity

 
Moving To Action: Fostering Social Justice Skills Toward Advocacy and Activism

 
Project Homeless Connect: Service and Justice

 
Power and Privilege: Engaging Youth in a Critical Examination

 
Challenges for the Future of Social Justice in Counseling and Psychology

 
Recommendations for Practice, Training, Research and Advocacy

 
Charlene Alexander, Amy Mitchelle
Chapter 3: A Review of the Counseling Professions Ethical Guidelines: Are They Meeting the Challenges of Today's Society?
A Historical Perspective

 
Review of the Ethical Standards

 
Michael D’Andrea
Chapter 4: A Personal Assessment of the Ebb and Flow of the Multicultural Counseling Movement (MCM)
 
Part 2: Honoring Our Elders: Life Stories of Pioneers in Multicultural Counseling and Psychology
Martha E. Banks
Chapter 5: From Five Sides of the Desk: The Roles of Disability in My Life
Guillermo Bernal
Chapter 6: Multiculturalism the Final Frontier: Resistance is Not Futile
The Early Years

 
Collaboration, Organization, and the Genorgram Journey: Graduate School Years

 
Changing Contexts

 
California Dreaming: First Faculty Position

 
Journey Back to the Caribbean

 
Ideology to the Test

 
Lesson Learned

 
Robert T. Carter
Chapter 7: The Road Less Traveled: Research on Race
I am a Racial-Cultural Researcher and Scholar

 
My Path as a Student and Researcher

 
Race-Based Traumatic Stress Research and Scholarship

 
Fanny M. Cheung
Chapter 8: My Life Story: My Quest for Cultural Relevance in Psychology
Lillian Comás-Díaz
Chapter 9: Healing: Reclaiming My Ancestral Legacy
The Island of the Spirits

 
Growing up with Magical Realism

 
Bridges to Ancestral Wisdom

 
A Transcultural Woman

 
Magical Realism in Psychotherapy

 
Conclusion: Lessons Learned

 
Beverly A. Greene
Chapter 10: It Took a Village: The Backs that Were My Bridges
Early Socialization: Lessons Learned

 
The First Black People I Knew Were My Parents.

 
The Roots of Who I am

 
My Formal Educational and Professional Development: “New” Inhabitants to My Village

 
Reflections on Personal and Selective Life Experiences and Events

 
Bringing My Village Together

 
Bertha Garrett Holliday
Chapter 11: Child of the Civil Rights Era: Formative Influences on My Personal and Professional Lives
A Matter of Context

 
Family and Childhood

 
Youth

 
The Post-Secondary Years

 
Conclusion: Looking Towards the Future

 
Anthony Marsella
Chapter 12: I Understand: Memories of a Constant Contrarian
Contributions

 
The Push and Pull of Life Experiences

 
Growing Up Sicilian in Cleveland, Ohio

 
Ethnic and Racial Differences

 
Religious Differences

 
Gender and Age Differences

 
More Than a Specialty: A Way-of-Life

 
Thomas Parham
Chapter 13: Multicultural Pioneer: Confessions of a Warrior and Healer
The Duality of My Identity

 
Developmental Years

 
College Years and the Value of Mentoring

 
Domains of Focus in My Career

 
Life As an Administrator

 
Research and Scholarship

 
Leadership in Professional Organizations

 
Advice to the Next Generation

 
Closing

 
Lisa Suzuki
Chapter 14: Landscaping My Life Journey: Unpeeling a "Banana"
In the Beginning

 
Building the Resume: Race, Ethnicity and Psychological Testing

 
Understanding Social Location and Context: A Qualitative Perspective

 
Behind the Scenes: Unpeeling the Banana?

 
My Eulogy: What I Have Learned

 
Beverly Daniel Tatum
Chapter 15: Pioneer Life Story: Listening to the Still, Small Voice
An Integration Baby

 
A Case Study in Racial Identity Development

 
The Plans

 
Returning to Massachusetts

 
Psychology and Education

 
Zapped in St. Louis – Spirituality and Social Justice

 
A Search for Integration

 
The Gift of Silence

 
The Restless Professor

 
Choosing Spelman

 
Diane J. Willis
Chapter 16: Reflections of an American Indian Pediatric Psychologist
My Family History

 
Educational and Professional Journey

 
Multicultural Work on Behalf of American Indians

 
Balancing Work and Play

 
Reflections for Young Professionals or Lessons Learned

 
J. Manuel Casas
Chapter 17: Factors and Experiences of Life: Reflections on the Accomplishments of the Pioneers
Summary of Stories Highlighting

 
 
Part 3: Giving Meaning and Purpose to Multicultural Endeavors
Martin La Roche, Michael Christopher, Lindsey M. West
Chapter 18: Towards a Cultural Evidence-Based Psychotherapy
History of Evidence-Based Psychotherapy

 
Definition of Race, Ethnicity, and Culture

 
Psychotherapy, Culture, and EBPs

 
Three Approaches to Integrate Evidence and Culture

 
Universal Evidence-Based Psychotherapies (UEBPs)

 
Racial and Ethnic Minority Evidence-Based Psychotherapies (REMEBPs)

 
Cultural Evidence-Based Psychotherapies (CEBPs)

 
Conclusion

 
Ten Considerations to Advance a Cultural Evidence-Based Psychotherapy

 
Christine J. Yeh, Darrick Smith, Noah E. Borrero
Chapter 19: Into the Field: Anti-Colonial and Indigenous Perspectives and Strategies for Counseling Interventions
Setting up the Anti-colonial Framework in Counseling

 
Indigenous wisdom and symbols

 
Geopolitical Context

 
Positionality

 
Participatory

 
Ecological Cultural Assets

 
Cultural Pride

 
Dolores Subia BigFoot
Chapter 20: Upon the Back of a Turtle: From Traditional Indigenous Stories and Practices to Psychological Interventions
Introduction

 
Teller of Tales: The Basis for Teaching and Helping

 
From Culturally-Based Old Wisdom and Practices to Present day Evidence-Based Theories and Practice

 
Honoring Children Series - Concept of wellness and healing

 
Adapting and Using EBT Treatments with Indigenous Peoples: The Challenges

 
The Development/Enhancement of EBT

 
Changming Duan, Alexandra Smith
Chapter 21: Multicultural Training and Supervision in Research and Service
The Current State of Multicultural Counseling Training and Supervision

 
A Critical Analysis of the Current State of Multicultural Training and Supervision Lack of Understanding of Deep Structures of Multiculturalism

 
How do we conduct multicultural training and supervision and measure its effect?

 
Moving Forward: Meeting the Challenges

 
Laura Smith
Chapter 22: Counseling Psychology and Disenfranchisement: Using What We Know to Change the Game
Game-Changing Conceptions of Help: To Help People, Include Them

 
Game-Changing Innovations in Practice: New Tools for the Toolbox

 
Game-Changing Transformations of Scholarship and Education

 
 
Part 4: Current and Future Trends in Multicultural Counseling Research
Laura Kohn-Wood, Donna Nagata, Jackie H. J. Kim, Ahjane D. Macquoid
Chapter 23: Innovative Approaches: Emphasizing Effectiveness and Social Justice for Ethnocultural Populations
Innovative Ethnographic Approaches: Autoethnography

 
Innovative Indigenous Approaches: Decolonization

 
Innovative Technology-Based Approaches: Internet and Mobile Apps

 
Innovative Arts-Based Approaches

 
Elena Stepanova, Nao Hagiwara
Chapter 24: Category-Based and Feature-Based Bias: Measurement and Application
The Role of Social Categorization in Stereotyping, Prejudice, and Discrimination: Category-Based Bias

 
The Role of Individuating Features in Stereotyping, Prejudice, and Discrimination: Feature-based Bias

 
Measuring Category- and Feature-Based Racial Bias

 
Theoretical and Practical Implications of Category- and Feature-Based Bias for Multicultural Counseling

 
Potential Negative Consequences of Category-Based Bias in Counseling and its Implications

 
Potential Negative Consequences of Feature-Based Bias in Counseling and its Implications

 
Lisa Suzuki, Elsa Lee, Ellen Short
Chapter 25: Psychological Assessment: A Brief Examination of Procedures, Frequently Used Tests, and Culturally Based Measures
Culture and Traditional Assessment Practice

 
Psychological Measures

 
Culturally Based Assessment Tools

 
 
Part 5: Emerging Issues and Movements in Multicultural Counseling Psychology
Lisa Y. Flores, Lisa M. Edwards, Jennifer T. Pedrotti
Chapter 26: Multicultural Positive Psychology: Cultural Perspectives of the Good Life
History of Positive Psychology

 
Andrés Consoli, Merry Bullock, Melissa L. Morgan Consoli
Chapter 27: International Engagement in Counseling and Psychology: History, Forums, Issues and Directions
Brief History and Concepts

 
Issues related to International Engagement

 
Cynthia de las Fuentes, Martha Ramos Duffer
Chapter 28: Multicultural Competence in the Delivery of Technology Mediated Mental Health Services
Telehealth Origins and Common Terminology

 
Access Issues

 
Efficacy: Does it work?

 
Teletherapy

 
Interventions Via Texting and Email

 
Interventions Via mHealth Apps

 
Ethical and Legal Complexities

 
Guidelines, Standards, Codes, and Law

 
Managing boundaries in the age of e-mental health

 
Oksana Yakushko, Sherry C. Wang, Charlotte M. McCloskey
Chapter 29: Interdisciplinarity in Multicultural Psychology: An Integrated Review and Case Examples
Definitions and Approaches to Interdisciplinarity

 
Challenges to Engaging in Interdisciplinarity

 
Distinct Foci on Interdisciplinarity in Multicultural Psychology

 
Interdisciplinary Multicultural Approaches in Health

 
Amanda B. Nickerson, Matthew J. Mayer, Dewey G. Cornell, Shane R. Jimerson, David Osher, Dorothy L. Espelage
Chapter 30: Violence Prevention in Schools and Communities: Multicultural and Contextual Considerations
Overview of Youth Violence

 
Keys to Prevention: A Thoughtful Approach to Safer Schools

 
Larger Community and Societal Issues

 
Joey Nunez Estrada, Robert A. Hernandez, Steven W. Kim
Chapter 31: Considering Definitional Issues, Cultural Components, and the Impact of Trauma When Counseling Vulnerable Youth Susceptible to Gang-Involvement
What is a Street Gang?

 
Molly K. Tschopp, Michael P. Frain
Chapter 32: Cultural Issues in Counseling Today's Military Veterans
The Veteran Population

 
Military Culture

 
Issues Facing Veterans

 
Community Reintegration

 
J. Manuel Casas
Chapter 33: Caution: Immigration May be Harmful to Your Mental Health
The Demographics

 
Presenting Problems

 
Barriers to Treatment

 
Interventions

 
Roger L. Worthington, Marvyn R. Areval Avalos
Chapter 34: Difficult Dialogues in Counselor Training and Higher Education
Defining Difficult Dialogues

 
Theoretical Framework for Difficult Dialogues

 
Difficult Dialogues in Action

 
 
Part 6: Affirming Multiple Identities
Amy Reynolds
Chapter 35: Addressing the Needs of LGBTQ Youth: A Counseling Imperative
Understanding the Experiences of LGBTQ Youth

 
Strategies to Address the Needs of LGBTQ Youth

 
The Role of Counselors as Advocates for LGBTQ Youth

 
Pratyusha Tummala-Narra, Anita Deshpande
Chapter 36: Immigrants and Refugees: A Contextual Counseling Perspective
The Context of Migration

 
Acculturative Stress

 
Traumatic Stress

 
Mental Health Issues

 
Approaches to Counseling

 
Katy L. Ford, Martha R. Crowther
Chapter 37: Multicultural Counseling with Older Adults: Considerations for Intervention and Assessment
Multicultural Issues, Exacerbated by Age

 
Issues of Aging Magnified by Layers of Cultural Diversity

 
Issues of Social Justice

 
General Suggestions for Therapy

 
General Suggestions for Assessment

 
Colleen Clemency Cordes, Rebecca P. Cameron, Linda R. Mona, Maggie L. Syme, Alette Coble-Temple
Chapter 38: Perspectives on Disability within Integrated Healthcare
Disability and Culture

 
Disability in Context

 
Relevant Clinical Concerns

 
Culturally Competent Treatment

 
Case Illustration

 
Beth Boyd, Hitomi Gunsolley
Chapter 39: Disaster Survivors: Implications for Counseling
Types of Disasters

 
Individual Reactions to Traumatic Stress

 
Community Reactions to Traumatic Stress

 
Disproportionate Impact

 
Long Term Trauma

 
Opportunities for Healing

 
Complex Traumatic Stress at the Community Level

 
The Role of Culture

 
Disaster Interventions

 
Lillian Comás-Díaz
Chapter 40: Multicultural Spirituality: A Syncretistic Approach to Healing, Liberation, and Social Justice
Religious Diversity and Spiritual Connectedness among People of Color

 
Multicultural Spirituality: The Preeminence of Spirit

 
Syncretism: Multicultural Spirituality in Transformation

 
Healing: Multicultural Spirituality and Wellness

 
Multicultural Spirituality Psychotherapies

 
Multicultural Spirituality: Liberation and Social Justice

 
What Multicultural Spirituality Offers Psychologists

 
Ayse Çiftçi, Lamise Shawahin
Chapter 41: Counseling Middle Eastern Americans: Challenges and Opportunities
Who are Middle Eastern Americans?

 
Research and Assessment

 
Counseling Implications

 
Margo A. Jackson, Jaya T. Mathew
Chapter 42: Multicultural Self-Awareness Challenges for Trainers: Examining Multiple Identities of Power and Oppression
Multicultural Self-awareness: Foundational Yet Limited in Training

 
Two Case Examples of Intersectionality Challenges in Developing Our Own and Trainees’ MCC Self-Awareness

 
Part VII: Culture and Intervention

 
Cindy L. Juntunen, Melissa A. Quincer
Chapter 43: Underserved Rural Communities: Challenges and Opportunities for Improved Practice
“Rural” as a Physical and Social Location

 
Rural and Underserved

 
Rural Psychological Practice

 
Recommendations for Improving Services to Rural Communities

 
Justin C. Perry, Eric W. Wallace, Lela L. Pickett
Chapter 44: Underserved Urban Community Interventions
Parameters of our Review

 
Comments on Recent Meta-Analyses

 
Urban Community Interventions: A Five-Year Review and Synthesis

 
Neeta Kantamneni, Nichole Shada
Chapter 45: Career Counseling: Updates on Theory and Practice
Cultural Considerations of Career Theories

 
Culturally Sensitive Career Counseling: The Cultural Formulation Approach

 
Patricia Arrendondo, Lubnaa Badriyyah Abdullah
Chapter 46: Organizational Change in Institutions of Higher Education
The Opportunity for Psychologists as Academic Leaders

 
The Multicultural Context

 
Changing Demographics of Historically Underrepresented Students

 
Institutional Approaches to Address Diversity

 
The Turn Toward Diversity

 
Unpacking Barriers to Diversity Change Work in Higher Education

 
Learning and Developmental Models to Promote Inclusion for Diversity

 
Implication of Institutional Diversity: Three Diversity Change Approaches

 
Amy Mitchell
Crosswalk Through Guidelines and Competencies

“This is an excellent resource, written by leaders that provides an in-depth overview of multicultural concepts with a ‘hands-on’ focus.”

Kevin P. Feisthamel
Hiram College

The Handbook of Multicultural Counseling is an impressive compilation of Multicultural Counseling from many aspects and voices. As such, it is invaluable as a reference text–I refer to it often, and I often refer students to it.”

Susan C. Norton
Edinboro University

The Handbook of Multicultural Counseling offers varied perspectives and a comprehensive overview of key issues necessary to helping counselors-in-training become culturally competent in their practices.  The section on life stories of multicultural counseling pioneers is particularly engrossing and sets the stage for students to open up to alternative views of the world particularly as it relates to the counseling field.  I have used a number of other texts, but I am looking forward to implementing this one since it far exceeds the expectations for an introductory text on this topic.”   

Annette F. Nelligan
University of Maine

 “The Handbook of Multicultural Counseling provides a wide and comprehensive overview of concepts and issues that need to be understood by professional counselors.”

J. Jeffries McWhirter
Arizona State University

“This is the most comprehensive synthesis of cutting edge multicultural counseling research available. This is the gold standard and a must read for anyone working in a human services field.”

Audrey M. Ervin
Delaware Valley College
Key features
NEW TO THIS EDITION:
  • This edition presents new or markedly expanded up-to-date coverage of selective topics including:
    • social justice challenges;
    • current ethical issues;
    • indigenous interventions;
    • cultural evidence-based interventions;
    • innovative research trends;
    • social/racial bias—theory and research; and
    • emerging issues and interests such as positive psychology, spirituality, international engagement, use of technology, violence prevention in schools, gang culture and interventions, and diverse population.
  • A majority of the contributing authors are new and bring cutting edge thoughts, ideas, and experiences to their chapters.
  • The authors have written on topics of timely relevance to the field in a manner that benefits researchers, educators, practitioners, and students.
  • 12 pioneers or “elders” share their very personal life stories that have the potential to inspire young and old alike to strive to attain their personal and professional goals and, most important of all, their dreams.
KEY FEATURES:
  • The latest developments in theory, research, and measurement relevant to racially, ethnically, and culturally diverse groups demonstrate the continuing advancement and applicability of multicultural counseling in our diverse society.
  • A concise yet through overview of the history of multicultural psychology highlights prevailing and controversial issues and movements.
  • Discusses the role of culture and context in the development of appropriate and effective interventions while looking at indigenous, traditional and other diverse approaches to counseling.
  • Coverage of the historical and cultural roots of practices that are now considered “innovative” gives meaning and purpose to past, present and future counseling endeavors.
  • Innovative research, assessment, and treatment models underscore social justice as a core counseling value.
  • The latest ethical updates with regard to practice and research are covered.
  • Includes a comprehensive and up-to-date reference list.

Sample Materials & Chapters

Preface

Epilogue


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