Multicultural Counseling and Psychotherapy: A Lifespan Perspective (2nd Edition) - Softcover

Baruth, Leroy G.; Manning, M. Lee

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0132719258 ISBN 13: 9780132719254

Publisher: Prentice Hall, 1998

Synopsis

Provides elementary and secondary school counselors, marriage and family therapists, rehabilitation agency counselors, mental health counselors, counselors in higher education, and social workers with a text that explores the lives and potential counseling problems of African American, Asian American, European American, Hispanic American, and Native American clients at various stages in life. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

About this title

From the Publisher:

The lifespan perspective that provides a framework for the text reflects the current emphasis on lifespan development and stresses the fact that mental health issues and counseling problems differ form children, adolescents, adults, and the elderly. It also recognizes the importance of the prenatal months on an individual's development and calls attention to the often dismal realities of prenatal health care.

From the Back Cover:

This book shows counselors how an understanding of individual differences — cultural, ethnic, racial, gender, sexual orientation, socioeconomic, and individual — can help them use existing strategies to their best advantage. Considers the powerful influences of a client's developmental stage and cultural background. Explores the lives and potential counseling problems of African American, Asian American, European American, Hispanic American, and Native American populations. Considers the impact of the counselor's cultural identity. Explores special perspectives in boxed features -- Gender Perspectives and Gay/Lesbian Perspectives. Uses Up Close and Personal vignettes to portray a child, an adolescent, an adult, and an elderly person within the family, within the culture, and within society. A Focus on Research boxes present studies and scholarly writings on counseling, development, and multicultural populations. Covers professional issues/future directions of the multicultural counseling field.

About this edition

• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0132719258
• ISBN 13: 9780132719254
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 426