Handbook of Multicultural Counseling Competencies

A THOROUGH AND CONTEMPORARY EXPLORATION OF ISSUES FUNDAMENTAL TO MULTICULTURAL COMPETENCY Handbook of Multicultural Counseling Competencies draws together an expert group of contributors who provide a wide range of viewpoints and personal experiences to explore the identification and development of specific competencies necessary to work effectively with an increasingly diverse population. Beginning with a Foreword by Derald Wing Sue, this unique handbook offers a broad, comprehensive view of multiculturalism that is inclusive and reflective. The coverage in this important book lies beyond the scope of traditionally defined multiculturalism, with discussion of historically overlooked groups that have experienced prejudice and bias because of their size, social class, age, language, disability, or sexual orientation. This book provides readers with: Practical cases and examples to enhance skill development, promote critical thinking, and increase awareness A cross-section of diversity characteristics and best practice guidelines Examination of detailed, developmentally relevant competency categories Resources and exercises designed for practitioners at various levels of experience and expertise A forum for debate, discussion, and growth Designed to help readers enhance general multicultural competency and their ability to provide services to the populations specifically described, this thought-provoking text will prove useful in facilitating ongoing dialogues about multicultural competence in all its variations.

A THOROUGH AND CONTEMPORARY EXPLORATION OF ISSUES FUNDAMENTAL TO MULTICULTURAL COMPETENCYHandbook of Multicultural Counseling Competencies draws together an expert group of contributors who provide a wide range of viewpoints and personal experiences to explore the identification and development of specific competencies necessary to work effectively with an increasingly diverse population. Beginning with a Foreword by Derald Wing Sue, this unique handbook offers a broad, comprehensive view of multiculturalism that is inclusive and reflective. The coverage in this important book lies beyond the scope of traditionally defined multiculturalism, with discussion of historically overlooked groups that have experienced prejudice and bias because of their size, social class, age, language, disability, or sexual orientation.This book provides readers with:* Practical cases and examples to enhance skill development, promote critical thinking, and increase awareness* A cross-section of diversity characteristics and best practice guidelines* Examination of detailed, developmentally relevant competency categories* Resources and exercises designed for practitioners at various levels of experience and expertise* A forum for debate, discussion, and growthDesigned to help readers enhance general multicultural competency and their ability to provide services to the populations specifically described, this thought-provoking text will prove useful in facilitating ongoing dialogues about multicultural competence in all its variations.

Foreword (Derald Wing Sue).Acknowledgments.Chapter 1 An Overview of Multicultural Counseling Competencies(Lynett L. Henderson Metzger, Lavita I. Nadkarni, and Jennifer A.Erickson Cornish).Chapter 2 The Competent Treatment of the Diverse Older Adults(Carmen Inoa Vazquez).Chapter 3 Disability: Multiple and IntersectingIdentities-Developing Multicultural Competencies (Barbara J.Palombi).Chapter 4 Broaching Ethnicity Competently in Therapy(Delida Sanchez, Alicia del Prado, and Claytie Davis III).Chapter 5 Clinical Competencies in Working with ImmigrantCommunities (Arpana G. Inman and Pratyusha Tummala-Narra).Chapter 6 Competency with Linguistically Diverse Populations(Henrietta Pazos and Lavita I. Nadkarni).Chapter 7 Psychotherapy with Men: Building Practice Competencies(Mark Stevens and Matt Englar-Carlson).Chapter 8 Developing Multicultural Competency in Clinical Workwith People of Mixed Ancestry (Aisha Dixon-Peters).Chapter 9 Becoming a Racially Competent Therapist (DelidaSanchez and Claytie Davis III).Chapter 10 Competencies for Working with Sexual Orientation andMultiple Cultural Identities (Barry A. Schreier and Kim DudleyLassiter).Chapter 11 Sizeism: An Unrecognized Prejudice (Roki Abakoui andRosemary E. Simmons).Chapter 12 Developing Competency in Social Class andClassism in Counseling and Psychotherapy (William Ming Liu, JulieCorkery, and Jenni Thome).Chapter 13 Developing Competency in Spiritual and ReligiousAspects of Counseling (Julie Savage and Sarah Armstrong).Chapter 14 Counseling Competency with Transgender and IntersexPersons (Annelise A. Singh, Cynthia J. Boyd, and Joy S.Whitman).Chapter 15 Developing Competency with White Identity andPrivilege (Jeana L. Dressel, Shelly Kerr, and Harold B.Steven).Chapter 16 Counseling Competencies with Women: UnderstandingGender in the Context of Multiple Dimensions of Identity (RebekahSmart).Contributors' Photographs and Brief Biographies.Author Index.Subject Index.