Counseling and development in a multicultural society
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Bibliographic Information
Counseling and development in a multicultural society
Brooks/Cole Pub. Co., c1999
3rd ed
Available at 5 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 477-507) and indexes
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Unique in its broad focus on the social, historical, and developmental aspects of different cultures, the third edition of John Axelson's popular book gives students a multifaceted understanding of people and issues affecting multicultural counseling in contemporary America.
Comprehensive and objective, the book's topics have been selected and integrated from a variety of disciplines (psychology, sociology, political science, and history) to offer today's human service professionals a realistic look at cultures in contemporary America, and the practice of counseling.
Table of Contents
PART I: TODAY''''S SOCIETY.
1. CULTURE AND COUNSELING.
Cultural/People Dynamics. Contemporary Multiculturalism in Today''''s Society. Counseling and Development in a Diverse Society. Composition of our Diverse Society: Major Ethnocultural Groups. Summary.
2. THE CULTURE OF THE COUNSELOR.
Background of Helping Professionals. Personal Dimensions of Counselor and Client in the Therapeutic Process. Professional Ethics. The Cultural Episode. Summary.
3. PROFILES OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE: NATIVE AMERICANS, ANGLO-AMERICANS, EUROPEAN ETHNIC AMERICANS.
How Do Americans See Themselves Today? Native Americans. Anglo-Americans. European Ethnic Americans. Summary.
4. PROFILES OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE: AFRICAN AMERICANS, HISPANIC AMERICANS, ASIAN AMERICANS.
African Americans. Hispanic Americans. Asian Americans. Summary.
PART II: TODAY''''S ISSUES.
5. SOCIAL POLITICAL ISSUES.
What is a Minority? The Influence of Differences. Prejudice. Ramifications of Racism. Ramifications of Cultural Differences. Ramifications of Slavery and Racism. Ramifications of Color Differences. Toward Authentic Interpersonal Relations. Summary.
6. EDUCATION AND ACHIEVEMENT.
The Status of Education Today. Formalizing Education in the United States. Basic Issues in Education. Concern for Educational Equality. Concern for Disadvantaged Students. Pressures on Teachers and Counselors. Native American in the Educational System. Fundamental Roles of Counselors in a Multicultural Educational Environment. Summary.
7. WORK AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT.
The Status of Work and the Work Ethic in Today''''s Society. Economic Systems. How Economic Trends and Conditions Affect Work and Career Development. Work and Career Development within Cultural Diversity. Relational Counseling: Expanding Personal Definitions and Expectations in Career Development. Traditional Career Theories and Models. Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action and Practices in the Workplace. Summary.
8. SOCIAL AND PERSONAL GROWTH.
Adjustment. Maladjustment. Basic Rules with Culturally Diverse Clients. Stress as a General Condition in Our Culture. Marital and Family Concerns. Suicide. Substance Abuse. Aging and the Elderly. Summary.
PART III: TODAY''''S COUNSELING PRACTICES.
9. TRADITIONAL APPROACHES TO COUNSELING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY.
Cultural History of Therapy. Major Theoretical Approaches to Counseling and Therapy. Psychodynamic Approaches. Existential-Humanistic Approaches. Behavioral Approaches. Summary.
10. ECLECTIC AND SYNERGETIC APPROACHES TO COUNSELING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY.
Eclectic Approaches. Synergetic Approaches. Summary.
11. THE INTERACTION OF COUNSELOR AND CLIENT.
Counseling Excerpts: Sociopolitical Issues. Counseling Excerpts: Education and Achievement. Counseling Excerpts: Work and Career Development. Counseling Excerpts: Social and Personal Growth. Summary.
APPENDICES:
A: Guidelines for Providers of Psychological Services to Ethnic, Linguistic, and Culturally Diverse Populations.
B: Major American Value Orientations.
REFERENCES.
NAME INDEX.
SUBJECT INDEX.
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