Clinical Practice with People of Color: A Guide to Becoming Culturally Competent (Multicultural Foundations of Psychology and Counseling Series)

This timely book will help therapists and counselors successfully integrate the American Psychological Association’s Multicultural Guidelines into their clinical practice. Well-known practitioners and scholars in multicultural counseling use critical incidents and case vignettes in their chapters to show how the APA Guidelines can be applied to specific historically marginalized populations. They also explore multicultural characteristics that cut across diverse populations, using real-life situations to explore issues of gender, sexual orientation, social class, religion, and disability. This all-inclusive user’s guide is a must for educators and practitioners in the mental health field.

Contents & Contributors:

Chapter 1: The APA Multicultural Guidelines on Education, Training, Research, Practice, and Organizational Change: A Brief Overview

Madonna G. Constantine, Christina M. Capodilupo, & Mai M. Kindaichi

Part I

Applying the Multicultural Guidelines to Specific Populations

Chapter 2: Asian American Populations

Bryan S. K. Kim

Chapter 3: African American Populations

Juanita Martin

Chapter 4: Latina/o American Populations

Cynthia de las Fuentes

Chapter 5: American Indians and Alaskan Native Populations

John J. Peregoy & Alberta M. Gloria

Chapter 6: Arab American Populations

Sylvia C. Nassar-McMillan

Chapter 7: Biracial Populations

Angela R. Gillem, Sean Kathleen Lincoln, & Kristen English

Chapter 8: Immigrant and Refugee Populations

Rita Chung & Fred Bemak

Chapter 9: Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual People of Color

Barry Chung

Chapter 10: Persons of Color with Disabilities

Rhoda Olkin

Part II

Considerations in Applying the Multicultural Guidelines to People of Color

Chapter 11: Gender Issues

Janis Sanchez-Hucles & Nneka Jones

Chapter 12: Social Class Considerations

Saba Rasheed Ali, Alice Fridman, Thomasin Hall, & Leslie Leathers

Chapter 13: Religious and Spiritual Issues

Mary Fukuyama, Carlos Hernandez, & Shari Robinson

Chapter 14: Social Justice Considerations

Anika K. Warren & Madonna G. Constantine

Madonna G. Constantine is Professor of Psychology and Education at Teachers College, Columbia University and Director of the Winter Roundtable on Cultural Psychology and Education.