The Handbook of Transcultural Counselling and Psychotherapy

by Lago, Colin

• ISBN13: 9780335238491
• ISBN10: 0335238491
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-10-01
• Publisher: Open Univ Pr

Summary

This fascinating book examines recent critical thinking and contemporary research findings in the field of transcultural counselling and psychotherapy. It also explores the effects of different cultural heritages upon potential clients and therapists. The first part of the book reflects the curriculum, context and content of counselling and psychotherapy training courses, with regards to sensitivity to diversity. It covers key issues such as: Implications of identity development for therapeutic work Ethnic matching of clients and therapists Working with interpreters and bi-cultural workers Overcoming racism, discrimination and oppression within the counselling process An overview of current research within this field In the second part, the authors give personal accounts that explore the impact of cultural heritage on people who have moved from their countries of origin to Western " countries,, such as the UK or the USA. The Handbook of Transcultural Counselling and Psychotherapywill be of immense value to a wide range of readers, including counselling and therapy practitioners, supervisors, trainees, agency managers and colleagues in other therapy-related services. Contributors: Aileen Alleyne, Alison Barty, Anita Chakraborty, Divine Charura, Riccardo Draghi-Lorenz, Patricia Eschoe, Farkhondeh Farsimadan, Tiane Corso Graziottin, Delroy Hall, Fiona Hall, Addila Khan, Indu Khurana, Colin Lago, Courtland C. Lee, Yair Maman, Susan McGinnis, Isha Mckenzie-Mavinga, Roy Moodley, Renate Motschnig, Sheila Mudadi-Billings, GoEun Na, Seamus Nash, Bernie Neville, Yuko Nippoda, Ladislav Nykl, Simon du Plock, Judy Ryde, Antony Sigalas, Harbrinder Dhillon Stevens, Patsy Sutherland, Rachel Tribe, Andrea Uphoff, Valerie Watson, Tony Wright, Jin Wu and Neelam Zahid.

Table of Contents

The editor and contributors
Foreword by John McLeod
Acknowledgements

Part 1: Ensuring Professional Practice in Transcultural Counselling and Psychotherapy

Introduction to Part 1: towards Enhancing Professional Competence-From Training to Research to Practice
Training for multicultural therapy: The challenge and the experience
Training for Multi-cultural Therapy - The Course Curriculum
Training for ‘Multicultural’ Therapy: The community role of the training department/ institution
Identity Development and its impact on the therapy relationship
On ethnic matching: A review of the research and considerations for practice, training and policy
Working with interpreters and bicultural workers
Issues for white therapists
Issues for psychological therapists from black and minority ethnic groups
Overcoming racism, discrimination and oppression in psychotherapy
Research in transcultural counselling and psychotherapy
Culturally sensitive supervision
Psychotherapeutic work at Nafsiyat
A relational understanding of working interculturally with survivors of torture

Part 2: Heritage and Identity Formation: Transition and Identity Transformation

Introduction to Part 2: Addressing the issues of description, ascription, projection, and British heritage
International students - who are they?
On being an asylum seeker
The effects of an African heritage
The effects of an Australian heritage: Counselling in a land down under
The effects of an African Caribbean heritage: Living as a problem
The effects of a European heritage: Between two chairs
The effects of an Eastern European heritage
The effects of an Irish heritage
The effects of a Middle Eastern (Iranian) heritage
The effects of a North American heritage
The effects of South American heritage
The effects of a Pakistani heritage
The effects of a Bangladeshi heritage: The smell of spice
The effects of an Indian heritage: Cultural reminiscences
The effects of a Chinese heritage
The effects of a Japanese heritage

Index