Building Multicultural Competency Development, Training, and Practice

by White, Joseph L.; Henderson, Sheila J.; Borrayo, Evelinn A.; Chan, Anne; Chiwengo, Ngwarsungu; Cokley, Kevin; Fleming, Patricia A.; Flores, Lisa Y.; Grandbois, G H.; Heppner, Paul P.; Kirby, Erika L.; Ladhani, Shamin; Manese, Jeanne E.; Motley, Camille; N

• ISBN13: 9780742564206
• ISBN10: 0742564207
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-07-25
• Publisher: Jason Aronson, Inc.

Summary

Currently, the mental health workforce is neither trained nor staffed in a way that appropriately addresses the essential needs of the growing multicultural population. This must change. The 21st century requires an innovative paradigm in multicultural psychology in order to improve the standard for mental health professionals. Building Multicultural Competency answers this need by providing a new Multiracial/Multiethnic/Multicultural Competency Building Model--a model that, in great detail, provides relevant solutions to this growing problem. This book will supply individuals, students, professionals, educators, and administrators who are involved in the field of psychology with a map on how to build the multicultural competency skills that will allow them to function cross-culturally. The resolutions are personally enriching, helpful to diverse peoples, and influential to other individuals, groups, and institutions.

Table of Contents

Foreword: The Quest for Multicultural Competence	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
Multiracial/Multiethnic/Multicultural Competency Building M[superscript 3]CB Model
Cultural Trauma: A Critical Backdrop to Building Multicultural Competency	p. 7
"The Browning of America": Building a New Multicultural, Multiracial, Multiethnic Paradigm	p. 17
Promising Practices among Graduate Training Programs
Creighton University: Beyond the Conceptual: Diversity Education for Faculty	p. 53
Counseling Psychology at University of Missouri-Columbia: The Development of an Integrative Multicultural Training Model	p. 67
Alliant International University, Los Angeles: An Antidomination Paradigm Shift in the Training of Community-Clinical Psychologists	p. 81
University of California, San Diego, Student Counseling Center: Training for Multicultural Competence-A Different Way of Knowing	p. 93
University of California, Irvine Student Counseling Center: Lessons Learned Through Commitment to Multiculturalism	p. 105
Training and Mentoring New Generations of Scholars
Training the Next Generation of Ethnic Minority Multicultural Researchers	p. 119
Multicultural Mentoring	p. 131
Managing Resistance: The Difference between Success and Failure of Multicultural Competency Initiatives	p. 143
Challenging Dialogues: Working Through Resistance Toward Multicultural Understanding	p. 155
Forward Movement in the Psychology Field
The Evolution of the National Multicultural Conference and Summit	p. 169
Conclusion	p. 187
Afterword: A Student's Perspective	p. 191
Index	p. 197
About the Contributors	p. 207
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