Diversity in Psychotherapy
The Politics of Race, Ethnicity, and Gender
Jean Lau Chin author Victor De La Cancela author Yvonne M Jenkins author
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published:21st Sep '93
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Three psychotherapists address issues which confront minority group clients and their psychotherapists and offer insights into appropriate minority sensitive mental health approaches.
This challenging and insightful work wrestles with the difficult treatment problems confronting both culturally and socially oppressed clients and psychotherapists in a society where diversity has often been resisted.
This challenging and insightful work wrestles with the difficult treatment problems confronting both culturally and socially oppressed clients and psychotherapists in a society where diversity has often been resisted. The authors question long-held assumptions within the profession and urge recognition of new ethnic, racial, and gender realities which significantly impact therapies. Recognizing the implications of cultural diversity in the society, the authors-clinicians seek to broaden health professionals' awareness of clients' needs and to promote the requisite empathy. They describe how ethnic, racial, and gender issues affect psychotherapy's progress and outcomes. Specific concerns about such key factors as self-esteem, gender roles, and social regard are addressed in a context supportive of diversity enhancement rather than one seeking uniformity. Case studies offer highly valuable resource material and, through the authors' explication, insights into their challenging perspectives on this highly important health service.
ISBN: 9780275941802
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224 pages