4th Edition
Introduction to Multicultural Counseling for Helping Professionals
Introduction to Multicultural Counseling for Helping Professionals, 4th ed, is the essential introductory text for studying multicultural counseling. Providing a broad survey of counseling concepts and techniques for different marginalized ethnic and cultural groups, it is at once practical and easily understood. Beyond its culture-specific sections, Introduction to Multicultural Counseling for Helping Professionals also includes chapters on a basic framework and generic concepts in multicultural counseling. Chapters include case study vignettes, exercises and thought questions, highlighted brief topics of special interest, and additional cultural resources.
The fourth edition has been updated and revised to reflect an inclusive ecological framework and social justice context for counseling. It offers a broad perspective on multicultural counseling theory, including thought from other disciplines, reflections on race and Whiteness in counseling, and new contributions from diverse cultural voices. The text is supplemented with online materials, including PowerPoint slides with suggested discussion questions and classroom activities, a test bank of relevant items, and a sample course syllabus.
1. The Social Justice Context of Multicultural Counseling 2. Understanding and Appreciating Difference 3. Testing and Assessment in Multicultural Counseling 4. Acculturation and Racial/Ethnic/Cultural Identity Development 5. Native Americans in Counseling 6. African Americans in Counseling 7. Latinx People in Counseling 8. Counseling Asian and Pacific Islander Americans 9. Middle Eastern Americans in Counseling 10. Counseling White and European Americans 11. Counseling Women 12. Counseling Men 13. Counseling Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Questioning (LGBTQ+) People 14. Counseling Older Adults 15. Counseling Persons with a Disability 16. Counseling Multiracial People 17. Counseling Undocumented Persons
Biography
Wanda M.L. Lee, PhD, San Francisco State University professor emerita of counseling, is an Asian American woman of Chinese descent with expertise in college counseling, counselor education, and university administration.
Graciela L. Orozco, EdD, professor emerita of counseling, is a former coordinator of the School Counseling Program and past chair of the Department of Counseling at San Francisco State University.
Kwong-Liem Karl Kwan, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Counseling at San Francisco State University. He is a fellow of the American Psychological Association.
"Introduction to Multicultural Counseling for Helping Professionals is a valuable addition to the field. Written from the perspective of multicultural competence, it is practical, accessible, and yet grounded in the literature, which makes it an ideal textbook for trainees. While covering the critical issues in providing effective multicultural counseling to different sub-populations, it nevertheless touches upon key principles and insights. I highly recommend this new text to faculty teaching counseling courses in the helping professions."
Frederick T. L. Leong, PhD, retired professor of psychology and psychiatry and former director of the Michigan State University Consortium for Multicultural Psychology Research
