Culturally Alert Counseling: A Comprehensive Introduction

by Garrett J McAuliffe (Editor)

Overview

Culturally Alert Counseling: A Comprehensive Introduction is a reader-friendly introduction to the cultural dimensions of counseling and psychotherapy. Editor Garrett McAuliffe, along with international experts in their fields, provides an accessible presentation of culturally alert counseling techniques that broadens the discussion of culture from ethnicity and race to include social class, religion, gender, and sexual orientation. Culture is defined broadly in the text, which features a mindful exploration of seven ethnic groupings, inclusive of all people within dominant and non-dominant cultural groups. The extensively revised Third Edition includes two new chapters on counseling immigrants and refugees and counseling military populations, exposing students to complex cultural developments. With the help of this text, readers will leave informed and ready to begin practice equipped with both a vision of the work and practical skills for effectively implementing it.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781483378237
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	11/15/2019
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	584
File size:	23 MB
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About the Author

Garrett J. McAuliffe is University Professor of Counselor Education at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia. He received his doctorate in counseling from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, his master′s degree from the University of Albany, and his bachelor′s degree in literature from Queens College in New York City. McAuliffe’s work focuses on culture, constructivism, counselor education, and career, and he has written or co-written six books on topics ranging from working with troubled youth to culturally alert counseling. He has created models for cultural de-centering and health-oriented client assessment. He spent thirteen years as a community college and university counselor, and prior to that, he served as a public school teacher in New York.

Table of Contents

Preface to the Third Edition
Acknowledgments
About the Editor
About the Contributors
PART I: KEY CONCEPTS
1. Culture and Diversity Defined - Garrett J. McAuliffe
2. Culture: Clarifications and Complications - Garrett J. McAuliffe
3. Social Justice and Advocacy - Tim Grothaus, Garrett J. McAuliffe, and Mona Danner
4. Ethnicity - Garrett J. McAuliffe, Bryan S. K. Kim, and Yong S. Park
5. Conceptualizing Race and Racism - Garrett J. Mcauliffe, Tim Grothaus, and Edwin Gomez
PART II: MAJOR ETHNIC GROUPINGS
6. African Americans - Kathy M. Evans
7. East and Southeast Asian Americans - Bryan S. K. Kim, Yong S. Park, and Sherry C. Wang
8. Native Americans - Michael T. Garrett (Eastern Band of the Cherokee Nation), Cyrus Williams, Lisa Grayshield (Washoe Nation), Tarrell Awe, Agahe Portman (White River Cherokee), and J. T. Garrett (Eastern Band of the Cherokee Nation)
9. White Americans of European Descent - Adrianne Johnson, Tara Hill, Nancy Adams, Lee J. Richmond, and Mary H. Guindon
10. Middle Eastern/North African (MENA) Ancestry - Julie Hakim-Larson, Sylvia Nassar, and Ashley D. Paterson
11. Latino/a Americans - Edward A. Delgado-Romero, Jhokania De Los Santos, Cristalís Capielo Rosario, Jasmine J. Jenkins, and Rebekah Ingram Estevez
12. South Asian Americans - Daya Singh Sandhu, Joshua Ebby Abraham, and Jayamala Madathil
PART III: SOCIAL GROUPS
13. Social Class - Patricia Goodspeed-Grant, Karen L. Mackie, and Joshua Abraham
14. Gender - Lori E. Notestine and Chris Leeth
15. Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Clients - Dawn M. Szymanski and Rachel F. Carretta
16. Religion and Spirituality - Jesse Fox, Karen Eriksen, Shelley A. Jackson, and Chet Weld
17. Individuals With Disabilities - Yvette Q. Getch, Christina R. Noel, and Adrianne L. Johnson
18. Immigrants and Refugees: Facilitating Cultural Transition - Ben C. H. Kuo, Siqi Huang, Sara Keshavarzi, and Renee Taylor
19. Military Populations - Erin Kern Popejoy
PART IV: IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE
20. The Practice of Culturally Alert Counseling - Garrett J. McAuliffe and Tim Grothaus
Index

Editorial Reviews

Culturally Alert Counseling is an excellent book for introductory and advanced courses on cultural competence in counseling. The authors provide many opportunities for self-reflection and growth among beginning and advanced counselors. Each chapter is very user-friendly and provides concrete examples of situations that counselors will likely face when working with diverse populations. I appreciate how this book presents the topic of cultural competence in straightforward non-biased language that both students and practitioners can appreciate.”

La Trice Montgomery

Every chapter in Culturally Alert Counseling addresses the essential philosophy (knowledge, awareness, and skills) of the field in a highly readable fashion. While 500 plus pages filled with extensive exercises and a wealth of recommended resources may seem a lot for a three hour course, I came away from the book knowing that I could never know all I need about this critical area because it is constantly changing.”

Van Vaughn

Culturally Alert Counseling presents information in a ‘user-friendly’ manner to help students from all backgrounds become more culturally alert.”

Jan M. Heinitz

Culturally Alert Counseling is quite comprehensive in that it provides material that helps students increase their self-awareness, enhance their knowledge of major cultural groups, and build their skills to intentionally address culture in the counseling exchange.”

Claudette A. Brown-Smythe

Culturally Alert Counseling is an excellent textbook – comprehensive, logical, and didactic while engaging students.”

Helen S. Hamlet

"[The book] is made useful and moving by its focus on values, and the demo videos on the DVD bring the content vividly to life. "

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"[The book] is made useful and moving by its focus on values, and the demo videos on the DVD bring the content vividly to life."

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"[The book] is made useful and moving by its focus on values, and the demo videos on the DVD bring the content vividly to life. "

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