1st Edition

Cross Cultural Awareness and Social Justice in Counseling

By Cyrus Marcellus Ellis, Jon Carlson Copyright 2009
368 Pages
by Routledge

368 Pages
by Routledge

368 Pages
by Routledge

Many societal and cultural changes have taken place over the past several decades, almost all of which have had a significant effect on the mental health professions. Clinicians find themselves encountering clients from highly diverse backgrounds more and more often, increasing the need for a knowledge of cross-cultural competencies. Ellis and Carlson have brought together some of the leaders... Read more

Toporek, Counseling from a Cross Cultural and Social Justice Posture. Manis, Brown, Paylo, The Helping Professional as an Advocate.  Farrell, Developing a Diverse Counseling Posture. Brown, May, Counseling with Women. Englar-Carlson, Counseling with Men. Grimmett & Locke, Counseling with African Americans. Singh,
Counseling with Asian Americans. Smith, Montilla, Counseling with Spanish Speaking Clients. Turner, Pope, Counseling with North America’s Indigenous People. Tollerud, Slabon, Counseling with Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender People. Zagelbaum, Counseling with New Citizens. Caldwell, Counseling with the Poor, Underserved and Underrepresented. Ellis, Carlson, The Next Step.

Biography

Cyrus Marcellus Ellis is a professor of counselor education at Governors State University, University Park, IL. He instructs graduate courses in CACREP approved counseling program and is a therapist treating adolescents and adults suffering emotive and addiction issues. Dr. Ellis is a member of ACA, where he is on the editorial board of the Journal of Counseling and Development as well as The Human Rights Committee and the Association for Counselor Educators and Supervisors. He is President-elect of Illinois Association for Multicultural Counseling.

Jon Carlson is a distinguished professor in the division of Psychology and Counseling at Governors State University and psychologist at the Wellness Clinic in Lake Geneva, WI. Dr. Carlson has published 40 books, 150 journal articles and developed over 200 professional video and DVD programs, mainly for APA.* A past president of the International Association of Marriage and Family Counselors, he was named a Living Legend in Counseling by the ACA in 2004.