Anti-Discriminatory Practice in Counselling and Psychotherapy

by Colin Lago

• ISBN13: 9781848607699
• ISBN10: 1848607695
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• 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.

Author Biography

Colin Lago works as an independent, BACP accredited counselling practitioner offering therapy, supervision and training. Barbara Smith is a UKCP registered and BACP accredited psychotherapist working as a Lecturer in Counselling in Liverpool. She is also an independent therapist specialising in Transactional Analysis with adults and children in individual and group therapy.

Table of Contents

List of Contributors	p. ix
Foreword to the Second Edition	p. xiii
Foreword to the First Edition	p. xv
Acknowledgements	p. xvii
Ethical Practice and Best Practice	p. 1
Anti-Discriminatory Practice Revisited	p. 13
Racism as a Trauma	p. 23
Child-Centred Practice	p. 33
Sexualities, Sexual Identities and Gender	p. 43
Working with Women	p. 53
Disfigurement and Visible Difference	p. 63
Therapy with Seriously Distressed Clients	p. 75
Counselling, Psychotherapy and Religion	p. 86
Counselling Older People	p. 94
Working with Refugees	p. 105
Class and Counselling	p. 115
Therapy, Disability and Ethnicity	p. 125
Multiple Identities and Anti-Discriminatory Counselling Practice	p. 137
Critical Thinking	p. 149
Index	p. 162
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