Anita Jones Thomas, PhD, is a counseling psychologist with specializations in multicultural counseling and family therapy, and is currently an Dean and Professor of the School of Psychological Sciences at the University of Indianapolis. She received a bachelor’s degree in human development and social policy from Northwestern University and a master’s degree in community counseling from Loyola University Chicago. Her doctorate in counseling psychology was received from Loyola University Chicago. Her research interests include critical consciousness, and racial identity, racial socialization, and parenting issues for African Americans. She has also conducted training seminars and workshops on multicultural issues for state and national professional organizations in counseling and psychology, hospitals, and corporations and has served as a consultant for human service organizations. Dr. Thomas has served and chaired the Committee on Children, Youth, and Families of the American Psychological Association, and the Task Force on Resilience and Strength and Black Children and Adolescents, and is on the board for the Society for Child and Family Policy and Practice.Sara Schwarzbaum, EdD, LMFT, LCPC, is a retired Professor in the department of Counselor Education and a coordinator of the Master’s in Couple and Family Counseling Program at Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago. She is also the founder of Couples Counseling Associates in Chicago. She has a master’s degree in clinical psychology from Buenos Aires, Argentina and doctoral degree in counseling with an emphasis in family therapy from Northern Illinois University.  She has written articles that have appeared in the Psychotherapy Networker, Counseling Today and other publications. She is a consultant, trainer, and presenter at state and national conferences where she frequently conducts workshops on clinical issues with Latino clients, the multicultural competency of clinicians, psychotherapy with immigrants and families, and marriage counseling.

"The manuscript is, indeed, very easy to read - the personal narratives really get you into the experience of the writer...The wonderful richness of the personal narrative is a grand strength, and providing Clinical Applications that address the narratives helps get the reader to think beyond just simple "difference."...This book offers so much in the way of personal narrative and helping students to understand the lives of those who are different.  This is an enriching addition to the existing multicultural textbook arena."

• Preface1. FrameworkHuman DevelopmentDevelopment of the SelfContextual Dimensions of the SelfShifting SelvesSECTION I: RACE/ETHNICITY2. Julie′s Story: So What if I′m a Black Woman?Julie′s StoryContent ThemesClinical ApplicationsToolbox Activity--Julie3. Butch′s Story: Who Am I?Butch′s StoryContent ThemesClinical ApplicationsToolbox Activity--Butch4. Beth′s Story: I Am 100% JewishBeth′s StoryContent ThemesClinical ApplicationsToolbox Activity--Beth5. Maribel′s Story: When Are You Going to Have Kids?Maribel′s StoryContent ThemesClinical ApplicationsToolbox Activity--MaribelSECTION II: IMMIGRATION/ACCULTURATION6. Vu′s Story: I Am an AmericanVu′s StoryContent ThemesClinical ApplicationsToolbox Activity--Vu7. Esteban′s Story: Still UprootedEsteban′s StoryContent ThemesClinical ApplicationsToolbox Activity--Esteban8. Maria Luz′s Story: Here We Are Not FreeMaria Luz′s StoryContent ThemesClinical ApplicationsToolbox Activity--Maria Luz9. Teresa′s Story: I Didn′t Want to Go to Church on SundayTeresa′s StoryContent ThemesClinical ApplicationsToolbox Activity--TeresaSECTION III: RELIGION10. Frank′s Story: Hearing God′s VoiceFrank′s StoryContent ThemesClinical ApplicationsToolbox Activity--Frank11. Bob′s Story: The Good Christian SonBob′s StoryContent ThemesClinical ApplicationsToolbox Activity--Bob12. Katie′s Story: Catholic and Jewish: How Can It Be?Katie′s StoryContent ThemesClinical ApplicationsToolbox Activity--KatieSECTION IV: SOCIAL CLASS13. Carla′s Story: One More MileCarla′s StoryContent ThemesClinical ApplicationsCountertransferenceToolbox Activity--Carla14. Anthony′s Story: From Radical to Bohemian to Suit to MeAnthony′s StoryContent ThemesClinical ApplicationsToolbox Activity--AnthonyAppendixReferencesIndexAbout the Authors

Anita Jones Thomas, PhD, is a counseling psychologist with specializations in multicultural counseling and family therapy, and is currently an Dean and Professor of the School of Psychological Sciences at the University of Indianapolis. She received a bachelor’s degree in human development and social policy from Northwestern University and a master’s degree in community counseling from Loyola University Chicago. Her doctorate in counseling psychology was received from Loyola University Chicago. Her research interests include critical consciousness, and racial identity, racial socialization, and parenting issues for African Americans. She has also conducted training seminars and workshops on multicultural issues for state and national professional organizations in counseling and psychology, hospitals, and corporations and has served as a consultant for human service organizations. Dr. Thomas has served and chaired the Committee on Children, Youth, and Families of the American Psychological Association, and the Task Force on Resilience and Strength and Black Children and Adolescents, and is on the board for the Society for Child and Family Policy and Practice.Sara Schwarzbaum, EdD, LMFT, LCPC, is a retired Professor in the department of Counselor Education and a coordinator of the Master’s in Couple and Family Counseling Program at Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago. She is also the founder of Couples Counseling Associates in Chicago. She has a master’s degree in clinical psychology from Buenos Aires, Argentina and doctoral degree in counseling with an emphasis in family therapy from Northern Illinois University.  She has written articles that have appeared in the Psychotherapy Networker, Counseling Today and other publications. She is a consultant, trainer, and presenter at state and national conferences where she frequently conducts workshops on clinical issues with Latino clients, the multicultural competency of clinicians, psychotherapy with immigrants and families, and marriage counseling.

"The manuscript is, indeed, very easy to read - the personal narratives really get you into the experience of the writer...The wonderful richness of the personal narrative is a grand strength, and providing Clinical Applications that address the narratives helps get the reader to think beyond just simple "difference."...This book offers so much in the way of personal narrative and helping students to understand the lives of those who are different.  This is an enriching addition to the existing multicultural textbook arena."

• Preface1. FrameworkHuman DevelopmentDevelopment of the SelfContextual Dimensions of the SelfShifting SelvesSECTION I: RACE/ETHNICITY2. Julie′s Story: So What if I′m a Black Woman?Julie′s StoryContent ThemesClinical ApplicationsToolbox Activity--Julie3. Butch′s Story: Who Am I?Butch′s StoryContent ThemesClinical ApplicationsToolbox Activity--Butch4. Beth′s Story: I Am 100% JewishBeth′s StoryContent ThemesClinical ApplicationsToolbox Activity--Beth5. Maribel′s Story: When Are You Going to Have Kids?Maribel′s StoryContent ThemesClinical ApplicationsToolbox Activity--MaribelSECTION II: IMMIGRATION/ACCULTURATION6. Vu′s Story: I Am an AmericanVu′s StoryContent ThemesClinical ApplicationsToolbox Activity--Vu7. Esteban′s Story: Still UprootedEsteban′s StoryContent ThemesClinical ApplicationsToolbox Activity--Esteban8. Maria Luz′s Story: Here We Are Not FreeMaria Luz′s StoryContent ThemesClinical ApplicationsToolbox Activity--Maria Luz9. Teresa′s Story: I Didn′t Want to Go to Church on SundayTeresa′s StoryContent ThemesClinical ApplicationsToolbox Activity--TeresaSECTION III: RELIGION10. Frank′s Story: Hearing God′s VoiceFrank′s StoryContent ThemesClinical ApplicationsToolbox Activity--Frank11. Bob′s Story: The Good Christian SonBob′s StoryContent ThemesClinical ApplicationsToolbox Activity--Bob12. Katie′s Story: Catholic and Jewish: How Can It Be?Katie′s StoryContent ThemesClinical ApplicationsToolbox Activity--KatieSECTION IV: SOCIAL CLASS13. Carla′s Story: One More MileCarla′s StoryContent ThemesClinical ApplicationsCountertransferenceToolbox Activity--Carla14. Anthony′s Story: From Radical to Bohemian to Suit to MeAnthony′s StoryContent ThemesClinical ApplicationsToolbox Activity--AnthonyAppendixReferencesIndexAbout the Authors