Handbook of Multicultural Counseling

J. Manuel Casas is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He has published extensively on sociocultural, psychological, and contextual factors that negatively affect ethnic/racial populations including immigrants. He counteracts the negativity of these factors by directing attention to resiliency factors that can help these populations lead sound and healthy lives. His work has been widely cited both within and outside of the United States. Lisa A. Suzuki Is an associate professor in the Department of Applied Psychology at New York University.  She is co-editor with Dr. Joseph Ponterotto of the Handbook of Multicultural Assessment: Clinical, Psychological and Educational Applications now in its third edition.  She is also co-editor of Qualitative Strategies for Ethnocultural Research with Drs. Nagata and Kohn-Wood.  Her main research interests have been in the areas of multicultural assessment and qualitative research methods.  Charlene Alexander is the Associate Provost for Diversity and Professor of Counseling Psychology at Ball State University where she is responsible for implementing strategic initiatives to support the diversity efforts of the university. Her research interests are in the areas of multicultural counseling, school counseling and the impact of immersive learning experiences on counseling students’ multicultural competency development. Margo A. Jackson, is Professor of Counseling Psychology and Contemporary Learning and Interdisciplinary Research of the Graduate School of Education at Fordham University, Lincoln Center. Her research, teaching, and service focus on methods to assess and constructively address hidden biases and strengths of counselors, educators, and other leaders; career development across the lifespan; and training and supervision in multicultural counseling and psychology.

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• Part 1: Multicultural Counseling Past and PresentChapter 1: The History of Multicultural Psychology: From the Perspective of Two Opposing Forces - J. Manuel CasasHighlights of the History of Multicultural PsychologyTwo Forces Impacting the Development of Multicultural PsychologyDiversity Issues in the APAChapter 2: Fostering the Development of a Social Justice Perspective and Action: Finding a Social Justice Voice - Rebecca L. Toporek, William Sapigao, Bryan O. Rojas-ArauzFoundations and DefinitionsBeneficence and Shifting Access and Resources: Philanthropy, Social Service, Social Change and Social JusticePositionality, Awareness of Cultural Self, and Development of a Social Justice IdentityMoving To Action: Fostering Social Justice Skills Toward Advocacy and ActivismProject Homeless Connect: Service and JusticePower and Privilege: Engaging Youth in a Critical ExaminationChallenges for the Future of Social Justice in Counseling and PsychologyRecommendations for Practice, Training, Research and AdvocacyChapter 3: A Review of the Counseling Professions Ethical Guidelines: Are They Meeting the Challenges of Today′s Society? - Charlene Alexander, Amy MitchelleA Historical PerspectiveReview of the Ethical StandardsChapter 4: A Personal Assessment of the Ebb and Flow of the Multicultural Counseling Movement (MCM) - Michael D’AndreaPart 2: Honoring Our Elders: Life Stories of Pioneers in Multicultural Counseling and PsychologyChapter 5: From Five Sides of the Desk: The Roles of Disability in My Life - Martha E. BanksChapter 6: Multiculturalism the Final Frontier: Resistance is Not Futile - Guillermo BernalThe Early YearsCollaboration, Organization, and the Genorgram Journey: Graduate School YearsChanging ContextsCalifornia Dreaming: First Faculty PositionJourney Back to the CaribbeanIdeology to the TestLesson LearnedChapter 7: The Road Less Traveled: Research on Race - Robert T. CarterI am a Racial-Cultural Researcher and ScholarMy Path as a Student and ResearcherRace-Based Traumatic Stress Research and ScholarshipChapter 8: My Life Story: My Quest for Cultural Relevance in Psychology - Fanny M. CheungChapter 9: Healing: Reclaiming My Ancestral Legacy - Lillian Comás-DíazThe Island of the SpiritsGrowing up with Magical RealismBridges to Ancestral WisdomA Transcultural WomanMagical Realism in PsychotherapyConclusion: Lessons LearnedChapter 10: It Took a Village: The Backs that Were My Bridges - Beverly A. GreeneEarly Socialization: Lessons LearnedThe First Black People I Knew Were My Parents.The Roots of Who I amMy Formal Educational and Professional Development: “New” Inhabitants to My VillageReflections on Personal and Selective Life Experiences and EventsBringing My Village TogetherChapter 11: Child of the Civil Rights Era: Formative Influences on My Personal and Professional Lives - Bertha Garrett HollidayA Matter of ContextFamily and ChildhoodYouthThe Post-Secondary YearsConclusion: Looking Towards the FutureChapter 12: I Understand: Memories of a Constant Contrarian - Anthony MarsellaContributionsThe Push and Pull of Life ExperiencesGrowing Up Sicilian in Cleveland, OhioEthnic and Racial DifferencesReligious DifferencesGender and Age DifferencesMore Than a Specialty: A Way-of-LifeChapter 13: Multicultural Pioneer: Confessions of a Warrior and Healer - Thomas ParhamThe Duality of My IdentityDevelopmental YearsCollege Years and the Value of MentoringDomains of Focus in My CareerLife As an AdministratorResearch and ScholarshipLeadership in Professional OrganizationsAdvice to the Next GenerationClosingChapter 14: Landscaping My Life Journey: Unpeeling a "Banana" - Lisa SuzukiIn the BeginningBuilding the Resume: Race, Ethnicity and Psychological TestingUnderstanding Social Location and Context: A Qualitative PerspectiveBehind the Scenes: Unpeeling the Banana?My Eulogy: What I Have LearnedChapter 15: Pioneer Life Story: Listening to the Still, Small Voice - Beverly Daniel TatumAn Integration BabyA Case Study in Racial Identity DevelopmentThe PlansReturning to MassachusettsPsychology and EducationZapped in St. Louis – Spirituality and Social JusticeA Search for IntegrationThe Gift of SilenceThe Restless ProfessorChoosing SpelmanChapter 16: Reflections of an American Indian Pediatric Psychologist - Diane J. WillisMy Family HistoryEducational and Professional JourneyMulticultural Work on Behalf of American IndiansBalancing Work and PlayReflections for Young Professionals or Lessons LearnedChapter 17: Factors and Experiences of Life: Reflections on the Accomplishments of the Pioneers - J. Manuel CasasSummary of Stories HighlightingPart 3: Giving Meaning and Purpose to Multicultural EndeavorsChapter 18: Towards a Cultural Evidence-Based Psychotherapy - Martin La Roche, Michael Christopher, Lindsey M. WestHistory of Evidence-Based PsychotherapyDefinition of Race, Ethnicity, and CulturePsychotherapy, Culture, and EBPsThree Approaches to Integrate Evidence and CultureUniversal Evidence-Based Psychotherapies (UEBPs)Racial and Ethnic Minority Evidence-Based Psychotherapies (REMEBPs)Cultural Evidence-Based Psychotherapies (CEBPs)ConclusionTen Considerations to Advance a Cultural Evidence-Based PsychotherapyChapter 19: Into the Field: Anti-Colonial and Indigenous Perspectives and Strategies for Counseling Interventions - Christine J. Yeh, Darrick Smith, Noah E. BorreroSetting up the Anti-colonial Framework in CounselingIndigenous wisdom and symbolsGeopolitical ContextPositionalityParticipatoryEcological Cultural AssetsCultural PrideChapter 20: Upon the Back of a Turtle: From Traditional Indigenous Stories and Practices to Psychological Interventions - Dolores Subia BigFootIntroductionTeller of Tales: The Basis for Teaching and HelpingFrom Culturally-Based Old Wisdom and Practices to Present day Evidence-Based Theories and PracticeHonoring Children Series - Concept of wellness and healingAdapting and Using EBT Treatments with Indigenous Peoples: The ChallengesThe Development/Enhancement of EBTChapter 21: Multicultural Training and Supervision in Research and Service - Changming Duan, Alexandra SmithThe Current State of Multicultural Counseling Training and SupervisionA Critical Analysis of the Current State of Multicultural Training and Supervision Lack of Understanding of Deep Structures of MulticulturalismHow do we conduct multicultural training and supervision and measure its effect?Moving Forward: Meeting the ChallengesChapter 22: Counseling Psychology and Disenfranchisement: Using What We Know to Change the Game - Laura SmithGame-Changing Conceptions of Help: To Help People, Include ThemGame-Changing Innovations in Practice: New Tools for the ToolboxGame-Changing Transformations of Scholarship and EducationPart 4: Current and Future Trends in Multicultural Counseling ResearchChapter 23: Innovative Approaches: Emphasizing Effectiveness and Social Justice for Ethnocultural Populations - Laura Kohn-Wood, Donna Nagata, Jackie H. J. Kim, Ahjane D. MacquoidInnovative Ethnographic Approaches: AutoethnographyInnovative Indigenous Approaches: DecolonizationInnovative Technology-Based Approaches: Internet and Mobile AppsInnovative Arts-Based ApproachesChapter 24: Category-Based and Feature-Based Bias: Measurement and Application - Elena Stepanova, Nao HagiwaraThe Role of Social Categorization in Stereotyping, Prejudice, and Discrimination: Category-Based BiasThe Role of Individuating Features in Stereotyping, Prejudice, and Discrimination: Feature-based BiasMeasuring Category- and Feature-Based Racial BiasTheoretical and Practical Implications of Category- and Feature-Based Bias for Multicultural CounselingPotential Negative Consequences of Category-Based Bias in Counseling and its ImplicationsPotential Negative Consequences of Feature-Based Bias in Counseling and its ImplicationsChapter 25: Psychological Assessment: A Brief Examination of Procedures, Frequently Used Tests, and Culturally Based Measures - Lisa Suzuki, Elsa Lee, Ellen ShortCulture and Traditional Assessment PracticePsychological MeasuresCulturally Based Assessment ToolsPart 5: Emerging Issues and Movements in Multicultural Counseling PsychologyChapter 26: Multicultural Positive Psychology: Cultural Perspectives of the Good Life - Lisa Y. Flores, Lisa M. Edwards, Jennifer T. PedrottiHistory of Positive PsychologyChapter 27: International Engagement in Counseling and Psychology: History, Forums, Issues and Directions - Andrés Consoli, Merry Bullock, Melissa L. Morgan ConsoliBrief History and ConceptsIssues related to International EngagementChapter 28: Multicultural Competence in the Delivery of Technology Mediated Mental Health Services - Cynthia de las Fuentes, Martha Ramos DufferTelehealth Origins and Common TerminologyAccess IssuesEfficacy: Does it work?TeletherapyInterventions Via Texting and EmailInterventions Via mHealth AppsEthical and Legal ComplexitiesGuidelines, Standards, Codes, and LawManaging boundaries in the age of e-mental healthChapter 29: Interdisciplinarity in Multicultural Psychology: An Integrated Review and Case Examples - Oksana Yakushko, Sherry C. Wang, Charlotte M. McCloskeyDefinitions and Approaches to InterdisciplinarityChallenges to Engaging in InterdisciplinarityDistinct Foci on Interdisciplinarity in Multicultural PsychologyInterdisciplinary Multicultural Approaches in HealthChapter 30: Violence Prevention in Schools and Communities: Multicultural and Contextual Considerations - Amanda B. Nickerson, Matthew J. Mayer, Dewey G. Cornell, Shane R. Jimerson, David Osher, Dorothy L. Espelage Overview of Youth ViolenceKeys to Prevention: A Thoughtful Approach to Safer SchoolsLarger Community and Societal IssuesChapter 31: Considering Definitional Issues, Cultural Components, and the Impact of Trauma When Counseling Vulnerable Youth Susceptible to Gang-Involvement - Joey Nunez Estrada, Robert A. Hernandez, Steven W. KimWhat is a Street Gang?Chapter 32: Cultural Issues in Counseling Today′s Military Veterans - Molly K. Tschopp, Michael P. FrainThe Veteran PopulationMilitary CultureIssues Facing VeteransCommunity ReintegrationChapter 33: Caution: Immigration May be Harmful to Your Mental Health - J. Manuel Casas The DemographicsPresenting ProblemsBarriers to TreatmentInterventionsChapter 34: Difficult Dialogues in Counselor Training and Higher Education - Roger L. Worthington, Marvyn R. Areval AvalosDefining Difficult DialoguesTheoretical Framework for Difficult DialoguesDifficult Dialogues in ActionPart 6: Affirming Multiple IdentitiesChapter 35: Addressing the Needs of LGBTQ Youth: A Counseling Imperative - Amy ReynoldsUnderstanding the Experiences of LGBTQ YouthStrategies to Address the Needs of LGBTQ YouthThe Role of Counselors as Advocates for LGBTQ YouthChapter 36: Immigrants and Refugees: A Contextual Counseling Perspective - Pratyusha Tummala-Narra, Anita Deshpande The Context of MigrationAcculturative StressTraumatic StressMental Health IssuesApproaches to CounselingChapter 37: Multicultural Counseling with Older Adults: Considerations for Intervention and Assessment - Katy L. Ford, Martha R. CrowtherMulticultural Issues, Exacerbated by AgeIssues of Aging Magnified by Layers of Cultural DiversityIssues of Social JusticeGeneral Suggestions for TherapyGeneral Suggestions for AssessmentChapter 38: Perspectives on Disability within Integrated Healthcare - Colleen Clemency Cordes, Rebecca P. Cameron, Linda R. Mona, Maggie L. Syme, Alette Coble-TempleDisability and CultureDisability in ContextRelevant Clinical ConcernsCulturally Competent TreatmentCase IllustrationChapter 39: Disaster Survivors: Implications for Counseling - Beth Boyd, Hitomi GunsolleyTypes of DisastersIndividual Reactions to Traumatic StressCommunity Reactions to Traumatic StressDisproportionate ImpactLong Term TraumaOpportunities for HealingComplex Traumatic Stress at the Community LevelThe Role of CultureDisaster InterventionsChapter 40: Multicultural Spirituality: A Syncretistic Approach to Healing, Liberation, and Social Justice - Lillian Comás-DíazReligious Diversity and Spiritual Connectedness among People of ColorMulticultural Spirituality: The Preeminence of SpiritSyncretism: Multicultural Spirituality in TransformationHealing: Multicultural Spirituality and WellnessMulticultural Spirituality PsychotherapiesMulticultural Spirituality: Liberation and Social JusticeWhat Multicultural Spirituality Offers PsychologistsChapter 41: Counseling Middle Eastern Americans: Challenges and Opportunities - Ayse Çiftçi, Lamise ShawahinWho are Middle Eastern Americans?Research and AssessmentCounseling ImplicationsChapter 42: Multicultural Self-Awareness Challenges for Trainers: Examining Multiple Identities of Power and Oppression - Margo A. Jackson, Jaya T. MathewMulticultural Self-awareness: Foundational Yet Limited in TrainingTwo Case Examples of Intersectionality Challenges in Developing Our Own and Trainees’ MCC Self-AwarenessPart VII: Culture and InterventionChapter 43: Underserved Rural Communities: Challenges and Opportunities for Improved Practice - Cindy L. Juntunen, Melissa A. Quincer“Rural” as a Physical and Social LocationRural and UnderservedRural Psychological PracticeRecommendations for Improving Services to Rural CommunitiesChapter 44: Underserved Urban Community Interventions - Justin C. Perry, Eric W. Wallace, Lela L. PickettParameters of our ReviewComments on Recent Meta-AnalysesUrban Community Interventions: A Five-Year Review and SynthesisChapter 45: Career Counseling: Updates on Theory and Practice - Neeta Kantamneni, Nichole ShadaCultural Considerations of Career TheoriesCulturally Sensitive Career Counseling: The Cultural Formulation ApproachChapter 46: Organizational Change in Institutions of Higher Education - Patricia Arrendondo, Lubnaa Badriyyah AbdullahThe Opportunity for Psychologists as Academic LeadersThe Multicultural ContextChanging Demographics of Historically Underrepresented StudentsInstitutional Approaches to Address DiversityThe Turn Toward DiversityUnpacking Barriers to Diversity Change Work in Higher EducationLearning and Developmental Models to Promote Inclusion for DiversityImplication of Institutional Diversity: Three Diversity Change ApproachesCrosswalk Through Guidelines and Competencies - Amy Mitchell