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Counseling the Culturally Diverse: Theory and Practice By Derald Wing SueDavid Sue ( Wiley )
Release Date: 2002-08-15
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The bestselling resource and most cited reference in multicultural counseling and therapy Thoroughly revised, Counseling the Culturally Diverse: Theory and Practice, Fourth Edition is "the classic" in the field of multicultural counseling and therapy. This latest edition offers a contemporary expansion of the definition of multicultural counseling that pushes the boundaries of the field and allows for a more inclusive and meaningful way of looking at and treating diverse populations. Noted experts Derald Wing Sue and David Sue have updated the book to include new developments in research, theory, and practice. Major additions include: a more expansive definition of multiculturalism; the most recent statistics on the changing complexion of society; and implications for counseling and clinical practice that these changes have precipitated, which are forcing clinicians to redefine their roles and reeducate themselves on how to tend to these varied populations. Completely updated, Counseling the Culturally Diverse includes: - New chapters on counseling biracial/multiracial populations, women, gays/lesbians, the physically challenged, the elderly, and monocultural organizations
- A new section in every chapter covering "Implications for Clinical Practice"
- Updated chapters on counseling African Americans, Asian Americans, Latino/Hispanic Americans, and Native Americans
- New clinical case studies and real-life examples illustrating the concepts of multicultural counseling and therapy in action
Combining a sound conceptual framework for multicultural counseling with proven therapeutic methods for specific populations, Counseling the Culturally Diverse remains the best source of real-world counseling preparation for students and the most enlightened and influential guide for all mental health professionals.
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 Why I chose this text for a multicultural counseling class ( jkdcater )
We are not born racist. Racism is taught by adults, society and the media. My father-in-law and great grandmother grew up in Oklahoma when there were signs that said "No Indians Allowed" even though Native Americans were the original inhabitants and white people were the invaders. If you study the history of the United States, our history is colored by racism against blacks, various European immigrants, Chinese and Japanese immigrants, and the original inhabitants, Native Americans.
When you are an accepted member of the dominant culture, it can be difficult to discern the obstacles and discrimination individuals from other cultures experience. This book seeks to educate the reader and counselor/student to an awareness of discriminatory and racist behavior that is common in the United States in order to better serve counseling clients from cultures different than our own. It should only be the first step towards gaining multicultural counseling skills.
The goal of this book is to provoke the student to rethink their own attitudes towards racism and other cultures and to better understand how their actions and comments may be perceived by individuals from different cultural/racial backgrounds. Students who approach this book with an open mind will become better counselors and citizens of the world.
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 Text is accessibly written
I have to read this for a class that just started. So far, it is readable unlike some textbooks. It seems well organized. The subject matter seems to be relevant.
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Challenging and necessary
I teach a masters level counseling psychology course. I require this book for my students. I don't require that they agree with it, but I require that they are open enough to reading it and having an intelligent discussion about issues of diversity in therapy. Many of my students will work with clients who are of a different ethnicity than themselves. Although understanding some of the cultural norms of differing populations is important, it is more important that my students are aware of the conscious and often unconscious biases that they as therapists carry into their sessions. It saddens me that so many seemingly good White people, have issues discussing race and their own privilege. Racism is one of the most contagious diseases on the planet, and unfortunately to some degree- we have all caught it. But if we simply deny it, we will never heal. And even if you feel you are the most enlightened of White people, your clients of color may still see you as White, which will add a very important dimension to the therapy.
I also have had the luxury of working in several large agencies where I hire and fire therapists. I always ask a question about diversity. I would never be able to hire many of the reviewers here. With their indignation when told they have privilege, and their 1950's attitudes about race and culture, they would lack the necessary competence to work with people of color. One day, ethical standards will change- and they will find it difficult to find a place in the therapeutic community to do any work at all.
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Eat the meat, leave the gristle ( sblaisdell3 )
Previous critical reviews have detailed pretty much everything I found of this book (except the expectedly mindless "liberal" comments), so I'm just adding to the general consensus of this text as deeply flawed but useful. The revolutionary rhetoric Sue and Sue utilize is indeed dated and counterproductive; what may have been necessarily and productively inflammatory fifteen or twenty years ago now plays as tired and old. There is much to be said for smashing the cocoon of power and privilege, but critical thought long ago graduated to more comprehensive vistas than "whitey bad, everybody else good." My biggest beef with this text is that it's used in graduate courses when it should be applied at the introductory, first year undergraduate level where shock value has considerable weight. At the graduate level I expect far more comprehensive, subtle, and nuanced investigations of whatever subject I'm studying.
However, at the same time I read on this site more than a smidgeon of exactly the sort of calcified, racially privileged bleating which the authors try so clumsily to fracture, so obviously their task is hardly finished. I just hope they either a) pass the torch to a younger, more adept generation of cultural authors, or b) attend to the coherent criticisms of their work carefully, and take them to heart for the next edition.
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Counseling the Culturally Diverse- Text
Fast shipping, excellent communication, book in great condition and acurate description of the item provided. Will do biz. with again.
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