Culture-centered counseling interventions : striving for accuracy

Author(s)

• Pedersen, Paul

Bibliographic Information

Culture-centered counseling interventions : striving for accuracy

Paul B. Pedersen

Sage Pub., c1997

• pbk.

Note

"This book is an expansion of a presentation in the Master lecture series at the American Psychological Association meetings in Los Angeles, California, in 1994."

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Should culture play a central role in counseling? What are the advantages of making culture central in the counseling process? Can culture-centered counseling strengthen the field of counseling? Taking an active approach to breaking down cultural barriers, Culture-Centered Counseling Interventions recognizes culture as a barrier and brings a true understanding of culture into the therapeutic context. Author Paul B. Pedersen emphasizes that once counselors truly understand the culture of their patients, cultural understanding can be used as a tool of accuracy-indispensable to the practice of good counseling. In this practical guide, the culture-centered process is modeled as a principal dimension in counseling. Exercises and applications are included in each chapter of the book, clearly demonstrating how the course might be taught. In addition, thought-provoking "culture notes" are interspersed throughout the text and provide the reader with helpful insights and challenges. Introducing the reader to specific ways of making culture central to counseling, Culture-Centered Counseling Interventions is the ideal resource for courses in clinical and counseling psychology, multicultural and cross-cultural psychology, social work, and nursing.

Table of Contents

Introduction PART ONE: THE CULTURE-CENTERED CONTEXT Defining Culture in Context Managing Culturally Learned Assumptions Managing the Cultural Context PART TWO: SPECIFIC CULTURE-CENTERED CONTEXTS Asian and Non-Western Contexts Religious and Spiritual Contexts International Student Contexts Family Therapy in a Systemic Context PART THREE: CULTURE-CENTERED SKILLS Culture-Centered Counseling Skills Finding Common Ground Using the Cultural Grid Culture-Centered Ethics Culture-Centered Controversies Conclusion

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Details

• NCID: BA30747723
• ISBN:
  • 076190249X
  • 0761902503
• LCCN: 96035663
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Thousand Oaks, Calif.
• Pages/Volumes: xiv, 329 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : BF637.C6
  • DC20 : 158/.3/08
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Cross-cultural counseling
  • LCSH : Psychotherapy