Becoming a Multiculturally Competent Counselor (Counseling and Professional

Description: Organized around the latest CACREP Standards, this timely book covers the core concepts, theories, and skills of multicultural and social justice counseling. With a focus on helping readers develop their multicultural professional identities, the authors conceptualize multicultural identity development as the foundation for comprehending the pervasive impact of social privilege and oppression and developing competencies to effectively work with the culturally diverse. Case illustrations, exercises, and an emphasis on reflective practice foster a true understanding and application of concepts. Changming Duan grew up in China and received all her post graduate education in North America, including a doctoral degree in counseling psychology and social psychology from University of Maryland. She has over 20 years of experience in teaching counselor preparation programs. One of the courses that she has taught most consistently is the multicultural counseling class. She feels she is always a beginner in teaching this class. Her professional interest also includes researching counseling processes and outcome in various cultural contexts. Changming Duan has been invited to speak on topics related multicultural counseling and multicultural training for counselors by various organizations both nationally and internationally.She travels back to China often conducting training and research. ?Changming Duan has also been a licensed psychologist in the State of Missouri and Kansas. Section 1: Professional Counseling: A Cultural Occurrence Chapter 1: Monocultural Context of Counseling as a Helping Profession The Cultural and Value Foundations of Counseling in the United States The Cultural and Value Foundations of Counseling in the United States A Call for Multicultural Professional Identity Development in Transforming the Field of Counseling Chapter 2: Demands for Multicultural Professional Counseling The Presence and History of Cultural and Social Oppression The Demographic changes in the United States Immigration and Globalization Necessary Multicultural Ethics Chapter 3: Multicultural Movement - the Fourth Force The Context and History of the Multicultural Movement The Focus and Scope of Multicultural Counseling A Necessary Multicultural Competency - Social Advocacy Section 2: Counseling in the 21st Century: A multicultural Phenomenon Chapter 4: Multicultural Contexts of Professional Counseling in the 21st Century Cultural Context at the Individual Level Cultural Context at the Societal Level Cultural Context at the International Level Chapter 5: Redefining and Renewing the Counseling Profession in the 21st Century Redefining and Renewing: Now is the Time Barriers to Multicultural Counseling Effective Service to the Culturally Diverse: Redefining Counseling Practice Effectively Serving the Culturally Diverse: A process of Renewing the Profession Working with Cultural Diversity: A Basic Ethical Responsibility Section 3: Becoming Multiculturally Competent Chapter 6: Developing a Multicultural Identity A model of multicultural Competence development Challenges of multicultural identity development: dominant vs. subordinate group identities Self-Assessment of multicultural self Chapter 7: Understanding Social Oppression and Cultural Pluralism Social Oppression: Results of Unearned Privileges by Dominant Groups Social Oppression: Unjust, Unfair, and Damaging Understanding the Culturally Diverse Counselors' Social and Professional Responsibility in Eliminating Oppression Section 4: Exercising Multicultural Competencies: Working with the Culturally Diverse Chapter 8 Working with Diversity in Racial, Ethnic, and Nationality Contexts Understanding the cultural contexts of racially and ethnically diverse Effect of racism, discrimination, and microaggression Implication of cultural values difference Cultural identity development of the racially and ethnically diverse Assessment, Prevention and Intervention Chapter 9 Working with Diversity in Gender and Sexual Orientation Contexts Understanding Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Working Ethically and Effectively with Sexual Minorities Chapter 10: Working with Diversity in Social Class Contexts Social Class and Classism Understanding the Social Context of the Poor Social Class Identity, Values and Worldviews Assessment, Prevention and Intervention Chapter 11: Working With Diversity in Physical Ability Including Disability Diversity: Developing Multicultural Competence Chapter 12: Working with Diversity in Religion and Spirituality Religion and Spirituality Defined My Client is Religious or Spiritually Oriented, Shouldn't I Refer My Client to the Clergy? What Do We Know about the Religious/Spiritual Orientation of Counseling Professionals? Religion and Spirituality in Counseling Religion, Spirituality and Ethical Considerations Assessing Religion and Spirituality: The Clinical Interview When does Religion and Spirituality become Harmful or Pathological? Section 5: Social Justice and Multicultural Counseling Chapter 13: Role of Social justice in Counseling Social Inequality Victimizing effects of social inequality Social Justice Promoting a Socially-Responsive Approach of Counseling Chapter 14: Developing Social Justice Counseling and Advocacy skills Social justice competence development Taking professional Responsibility of integrating social justice into service Taking social responsibility - community advocacy for social justice Good Ethical Practice in a Multicultural World Section 6: Applying Multicultural Competencies: Case Examples Chapter 15: Helping Jermaine feel "normal" Chapter 16: Assisting Darryl and Samar to "fight fairly"

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