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Summary
Summary
Any counselor or therapist, regardless of race, background, or motive, can engage in unintentional acts of racism. In so doing, they may inadvertently sabotage their own efforts and perpetuate the very problems they seek to overcome. Overcoming Unintentional Racism in Counseling and Therapy, Second Edition examines the dynamics and effects of racism in counseling with an emphasis on the insidiousness of unintentional racism. Workable solutions and practical alternatives are proposed with the goal of eliminating unintentional racism. Numerous supporting clinical examples are included in order to help counselors gain new insights into their operational practices and to modify any behaviors that may interfere with a helpful intervention. The Second Edition also provides a new section on the policies and practices of agencies and other institutions in the mental health system unintentionally resulting in service disparities. Macro-system and micro-system interventions are proposed to overcome these disparities. Key Features: The only book that addresses unintentional racism in counseling and therapy. Offers a superb balance of theory and practice. Provides problem identification and workable solutions to individual and institutional racism.
Overcoming Unintentional Racism in Counseling and Therapy is ideally suited as a supplemental text for theoretical courses in counseling, counseling techniques, practicum, multicultural counseling, and professional seminars.
Table of Contents
Part 1 Examining the Counselor's Unintentional Racism |
Minority Clients as Victims |
Fifteen Propositions |
What Is Racism? |
Models of Mental Health |
Judgmental and Inferential Errors |
Defensive Dynamics |
Part 2 Overcoming the Counselor's Unintentional Racism |
Counsel Idiographically |
Set Culturally-Relevant Goals |
Make Better Clinical Decisions |
Manage Resistance |
Terminate Effectively |