Counseling Across Cultures

by Paul B. Pedersen

• ISBN13: 9781412927390
• ISBN10: 1412927390
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-07-12
• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc

Summary

"Although cross-cultural counseling has a long history, there is still a lot to learn about it. This book, the 6th edition of Counseling Across Cultures, is a godsend, just as were the first five editions. The editors deserve appreciation and recognition for introducing the ideas of creative scholars to the profession.... Counseling Across Cultures remains a classic in the counseling profession. The ideas expressed in it should help all therapeutic professionals to evaluate the place of culture in their work and to become more effective counseling all clients."

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. vii
Introduction to the Sixth Edition: Learning From Our "Culture Teachers"	p. xi
Basic Issues in Cross-Cultural Counseling	p. 1
Ethics, Competence, and Professional Issues in Cross-Cultural Counseling	p. 5
Universal and Cultural Threads in Counseling Individuals	p. 21
Appraisal and Assessment in Cross-Cultural Counseling	p. 37
Guidelines and Competencies for Cross-Cultural Counseling Research	p. 57
The Big Picture: Theorizing Self-Concept Structure and Construal	p. 73
Counseling in Ethnocultural Contexts	p. 89
Cultural Considerations and Perspectives for Providing Psychological Counseling for Native American Indians	p. 93
Counseling Asian Americans: Client and Therapist Variables	p. 113
Adelante! Counseling the Latina/o From Guiding Theory to Practice	p. 129
Counseling Arab and Muslim Clients	p. 147
Counseling Persons of Black African Ancestry	p. 161
Counseling Broadly Defined Cultural Populations	p. 181
Updating Gender Issues in Multicultural Counseling	p. 185
Culturally Appropriate Counseling Considerations for Lesbian and Gay Clients	p. 201
Counseling With the Marginalized	p. 223
Cross-Cultural Gerontological Counseling: Current Models and Common Issues	p. 239
School Counselors: Professional Origins in Cross-Cultural Counseling	p. 255
Counseling Individuals in Transitional, Traumatic, or Emergent Situations	p. 271
Counseling International Students	p. 275
The ABCs of Acculturation: Implications for Counselors	p. 291
Counseling Refugees and Migrants	p. 307
Counseling Disaster Survivors: Implications for Cross-Cultural Mental Health	p. 325
Counseling in the Context of Some Common Culture-Mediated Circumstances	p. 341
Spirituality in Counseling Across Cultures: Many Rivers to the Sea	p. 345
Health Psychology in Multiethnic Perspective	p. 363
Cultural Confrontation: A Skill of Advanced Cultural Empathy	p. 377
Drug and Alcohol Abuse in Cross-Cultural Counseling	p. 395
Family and Counseling With Ethnic Groups	p. 415
Index	p. 437
About the Editors	p. 453
About the Contributors	p. 455
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