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Counseling Multicultural and Diverse Populations » (4th Edition)

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Authors: Vacc
ISBN-13: 9781583913482, ISBN-10: 1583913483
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Taylor & Francis, Inc.
Date Published: February 2003
Edition: 4th Edition

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Author Biography: Vacc

Book Synopsis

The purpose of this book is to expose students of the helping professions, counselors, teachers, college professors, mental health workers, and social workers to the unique characteristics of representative American subgroups and to effectively assist these same professionals as they work with clients and/or students from these populations. These are grouped by race, gender, sexuality, age, physical limitations and lifestyle etc. The author of each chapter is both a trained helping professional and a member of the group in question. This unique combination of qualifications lends both an academic and a personal perspective to the understanding of the populations represented.

Table of Contents

1Introduction1
2Self-Awareness and Cultural Understanding9
3Counseling Native Americans27
4African Americans: A Remarkable People55
5Counseling Asian Americans73
6Counseling Hispanic Americans93
7Counseling Arab Americans117
8Counseling Multiracial Americans141
9Counseling Women from Feminist Perspectives163
10Counseling Men189
11Counseling People with Physical Disabilities209
12Counseling Sexual-Minority Clients231
13Counseling Older Persons253
14Counseling Incarcerated Clients283
15Counseling the Old Order Amish: Culturally Different by Religion307
16Preparation for Helping Professionals Working with Diverse Populations325
Index349

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