Anti-Discriminatory Practice in Counselling and Psychotherapy

by Colin Lago

• ISBN13: 9781848607682
• ISBN10: 1848607687
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-10-01
• Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd

Summary

Anti-discriminatory Practice in Counselling and Psychotherapy is a ground-breaking text which identifies the ease with which individuals can be disadvantaged merely on the basis of their gender, race, culture, age, sexuality or ability. Examining these and other areas of discrimination, leading experts highlight how vital it is for counsellors, psychotherapists - and others in the helping professions - to be aware of and engage with their own social, political and cultural attitudes, and how they must develop their skills as culturally sensitive, reflective practitioners if counselling is to be truly accessible to all members of society.This substantially revised and updated second edition now also includes chapters on working within an anti-discriminatory approach with:- refugees- people with mental health difficulties- people with disfigurement or visible differences.While each thought-provoking chapter now:- links theory to practice by providing case studies and extracts from therapeutic dialogues- assesses the most recent research findings- provides exercises for enhancing awareness and skills within each different domain or care setting- presents references for further recommended reading.Clearly written and accessible, Anti-discriminatory Practice in Counselling and Psychotherapy is an indispensable addition to the toolkit of everyone either training to be or practising in the counselling and psychotherapeutic professions.

Table of Contents

Foreword to the Second Edition

Foreword to the First Edition

Ethical Practice and Best Practice

Anti-Discriminatory Practice Revisited

Racism as a Trauma

Child-Centred Practice

Sexualities, Sexual Identities and Gender

Working with Women

Disfigurement and Visible Difference

Therapy with Seriously Distressed Clients

Counselling, Psychotherapy and Religion

Counselling Older People

Working with Refugees

Class and Counselling

Therapy, Disability and Ethnicity

Multiple Identities and Anti-Discriminatory Counselling Practice

Critical Thinking

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