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Cultural Diversity : A Primer for the Human Services

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ISBN: 9780534355845 | 0534355846
Edition: 1st
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Brooks Cole
Pub. Date: 12/4/1998

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SummaryTable of Contents
With CULTURAL DIVERSITY: A PRIMER FOR THE HUMAN SERVICES, you'll find the tools you need to become a successful and effective counselor. This innovative book covers a range of topics ranging from the general principles of cultural diversity, to how to work with clients from various cultures. This is the perfect text to prepare you for a successful counseling career!
Introduction
1(7)
What It Means to Be Culturally Competent
8(18)
Reactions to the Changing Demographics
... MORE
9(1)
A Model of Cultural Competence
10(10)
Basic Assumptions
10(2)
Assessing Agency Cultural Competence
12(1)
Individual Cultural Competence Skill Areas
13(1)
Awareness and Acceptance of Differences
13(1)
Self-Awareness
14(1)
Dynamics of Difference
15(1)
Knowledge of the Client's Culture
15(1)
Adaptation of Skills
16(1)
Defining Professional Standards
16(4)
Why Become Culturally Competent?
20(1)
The Fear and Pain Associated With Moving Toward Cultural Competence
21(3)
A Word to the Reader
24(2)
Understanding Racism and Prejudice
26(21)
Defining and Contextualizing Racism
27(2)
Individual Racism and Prejudice
29(5)
Traits and Tendencies Supporting Racism and Prejudice
29(2)
Psychological Theories of Prejudice
31(2)
Implications for Providers
33(1)
Institutional Racism
34(6)
Determining Institutional Racism
35(1)
Consciousness, Intent, and Denial
36(1)
A Case Study
37(2)
Implications for Providers
39(1)
Cultural Racism
40(2)
Implications for Providers
41(1)
A Self-Assessment
42(5)
Exercise 1
42(1)
Exercise 2
43(1)
Exercise 3
43(1)
Exercise 4
44(1)
Exercise 5
45(2)
Understanding Culture and Cultural Differences
47(19)
What Is Culture?
48(1)
Culture Versus Race in the Definition of Group Differences
49(1)
The Dimensions of Culture
50(2)
Comparing Cultural Paradigms in America
52(4)
Nature and the Environment
53(1)
Time Orientation
53(1)
People Relations
54(1)
Work and Activity
54(1)
Human Nature
55(1)
A Case of Cross-Cultural Miscommunication
56(2)
Are Theories of Helping Culture-Bound?
58(1)
Key Aspects of the Helping Process
58(4)
Verbal Expressiveness and Self-Disclosure
59(1)
Long-Term Goals
59(1)
Changing the Client Versus Changing the Environment
60(1)
Definitions of Mental Health
61(1)
Conflicting Strategies Over Cross-Cultural Service Models
62(4)
Ethnic Children, Parenting, and Families
66(25)
Three Scenarios
67(1)
Ethnic Children
68(8)
Temperament at Birth
68(1)
Development of Racial Identity
69(1)
Racial Identity and Self-Esteem
69(1)
The Usefulness of a Dual Perspective
70(1)
Clarifying the Question
71(2)
Formation of Adolescent Identity
73(1)
Academic Performance and Learning Styles
74(2)
Ethnic Parenting
76(5)
Creating a Buffer Zone
76(1)
Preparing the Child Cognitively for Racism
77(2)
Preparing the Child Emotionally for Racism
79(2)
Ethnic Families
81(3)
Family Therapy With African Americans
82(1)
Kinship Bonds
82(1)
Role Flexibility
82(2)
Religion
84(1)
Bicultural Families
84(7)
Bicultural Couples
85(2)
Patterns of Bicultural Marital Discord
87(1)
Bicultural Children
88(2)
Adopted Children
90(1)
Mental Health Issues
91(20)
Ethnic Identity and Group Belonging
92(4)
The Inner Dynamics of Ethnic Identity
93(1)
Models of Ethnic Identity Development
94(2)
Assimilation and Acculturation
96(4)
Views of Acculturation
97(1)
Immigration and Acculturation
98(1)
Acculturation and Community Breakdown
99(1)
Stress
100(1)
Unresolved Trauma and Historic Grief
101(3)
Drug and Alcohol Use
104(7)
Comparing Latinos/as and Asian Americans
108(1)
The Cultural Meaning of Recovery
109(2)
Bias in Service Delivery
111(20)
The Impact of Social, Political, and Racial Attitudes
114(1)
Who Are the Providers?
115(5)
Underrepresentation in the Professions
115(1)
Dissatisfaction Among Providers of Color
116(2)
The Use of Paraprofessionals
118(1)
The Use of Traditional Healers
118(2)
Cultural Aspects of Mental Health Service Delivery
120(11)
Bias in Conceptualizing Ethnic Populations
120(3)
Bias in Assessment
123(3)
Bias in Diagnosis
126(1)
Cultural Variations in Psychopathology
126(1)
Cultural Attitudes Toward Mental Health
126(1)
Cultural Differences in Symptoms, Disorders, and Pathology
127(1)
The Case of Suicide
128(3)
Critical Issues in Working With Culturally Different Clients
131(10)
Preparing for Cross-Cultural Work
131(2)
How Is Cross-Cultural Helping Different?
133(1)
Assessing Culturally Different Clients
134(1)
Establishing Rapport and the First Session
135(2)
Additional Suggestions for Preparation and Support
137(1)
Avoiding the Stereotyping of Individual Group Members
138(2)
Introduction to Chapters 9--12
140(1)
Working With Latino/a Clients: An Interview With Inez Souza
141(18)
The Interview
142(17)
Working With Native American Clients: An Interview With Jack Lawson
159(15)
The Interview
160(14)
Working With African American Clients: An Interview With Jimmie Turner
174(15)
The Interview
175(14)
Working With Asian American Clients: An Interview With Dan Hocoy
189(17)
The Interview
190(16)
Working With Whites and White Ethnic Clients
206(17)
Racial Consciousness Among Whites
207(6)
White Privilege
207(2)
A Model of Racial Attitude Types
209(2)
A Model of White Identity Development
211(1)
Identity Development in the Classroom
212(1)
White Ethnics
213(10)
Some Personal Reflections on White Ethnicity
215(3)
The Nature of White Ethnic Identity
218(1)
White Ethnic Culture
219(2)
Mental Health Issues
221(1)
White Ethnic Identity Conflicts and Ethnotherapy
221(2)
References223(12)
Index235

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