Handbook of Multicultural Counseling

Celebrating its 20^th anniversary!

The most internationally cited resource in the arena of multicultural counseling, the Handbook of Multicultural Counseling is a resource for researchers, educators, practitioners, and students alike.  Continuing to emphasize social justice, research, and application, the Fourth Edition of this best-seller features nearly 80 new contributors of diverse backgrounds, orientations, and levels of experience who provide fresh perspectives to every chapter. Completely updated, this classic text includes new chapters on prevailing social issues and covers the latest advances in theory, ethics, measurement, clinical practice, assessment, and more.

"This is the most comprehensive synthesis of cutting edge multicultural counseling research available. This is the gold standard and a must read for anyone working in a human services field."

–Audrey M. Ervin, Delaware Valley College

J. Manuel Casas is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He has published extensively on sociocultural, psychological, and contextual factors that negatively affect ethnic/racial populations including immigrants. He counteracts the negativity of these factors by directing attention to resiliency factors that can help these populations lead sound and healthy lives. His work has been widely cited both within and outside of the United States. 

Lisa A. Suzuki Is an associate professor in the Department of Applied Psychology at New York University.  She is co-editor with Dr. Joseph Ponterotto of the Handbook of Multicultural Assessment: Clinical, Psychological and Educational Applications now in its third edition.  She is also co-editor of Qualitative Strategies for Ethnocultural Research with Drs. Nagata and Kohn-Wood.  Her main research interests have been in the areas of multicultural assessment and qualitative research methods.  

Charlene Alexander is the Associate Provost for Diversity and Professor of Counseling Psychology at Ball State University where she is responsible for implementing strategic initiatives to support the diversity efforts of the university. Her research interests are in the areas of multicultural counseling, school counseling and the impact of immersive learning experiences on counseling students’ multicultural competency development. 

Margo A. Jackson, is Professor of Counseling Psychology and Contemporary Learning and Interdisciplinary Research of the Graduate School of Education at Fordham University, Lincoln Center. Her research, teaching, and service focus on methods to assess and constructively address hidden biases and strengths of counselors, educators, and other leaders; career development across the lifespan; and training and supervision in multicultural counseling and psychology.