A Counselor's Guide to Working With Men

Editors Englar-Carlson, Evans, and Duffey offer this discussion of gendered considerations that affect the dynamics of working with men in counseling. Several prefatory sections discuss masculinity, gender roles, and the privileges, challenges, and expectations that men navigate and that frame their mental health. After the introduction, the first several chapters address contexts where male clients often require a sensitive approach, including couples' counseling, group therapy, career instability, and health discussions. Intersections of male identity with other identities including sexual and racial minority status, old age and life transitions, and fatherhood are discussed next. Counseling for military men, men with a history of trauma, and addressing sexual violence and addiction are covered. Finally, concerns relevant to clinical practice are treated, including the dynamics of a female counselor with a male client and motivational interviewing techniques. Annotation ©2014 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)