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• Title:Multicultural counseling : perspectives from counselors as clients of color / Aretha Faye Marbley.
  
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• Author/Creator:Marbley, Aretha Faye.
  
• Published/Created:New York : Routledge, ©2011.
  

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  • Call Number: BF636.7.C76 M37 2011
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:Available
    

   
• Library of Congress Subjects:Cross-cultural counseling.
  Psychiatry, Transcultural.
  Minorities--Counseling of.
  Minorities--Mental health.
  Minorities--Mental health services.
  
• Medical Subjects: Counseling.
  Cultural Competency.
  Ethnic Groups--psychology.
  Minority Groups--psychology.
  
• Description:xiv, 218 pages ; 23 cm.
  
• Summary:This is the first book to explore the experiences of people of color in counseling from the perspective of individuals who are practicing counselors and were previously clients in counseling themselves. Marbley conducted a research study in which she interviewed eight individuals representing each of the major groups of color in the United StatesùAfrican American, Asian and Asian American, Hispanic/Latino, and American Indianùto obtain the stories of their experiences in their own words. These stories provide insight into the problems and failures of counseling services provided to people of color. She quotes extensively from these interviews throughout the book, using the voices of the participants to highlight these shortcomings and personalize her discussion of the issues they have faced. A chapter is devoted to each of the groups of color, as well as one to counseling issues related to gender. These chapters provide an overview of the literature on the historical experiences of these groups in mental health and a discussion of the counselors' experiences, and conclude with implications and recommendations for counseling and psychotherapy with these groups. Information from follow-up interviews conducted 12 years after the original ones is also provided to compare and contrast the participants' responses to their earlier ones. Marbley concludes with a look at the need for a social justice movement within the mental health field in order to improve the experiences of and outcomes for people of color. --Book Jacket.
  
• Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
  
• ISBN:9780415956864 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  0415956862 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  
• Contents:From hills and molehills all across America
  An amalgamate of cultural stories
  The Black/African American client's story: the souls of black folk
  The Asian/Asian American client's story: the myth of the model minority
  The Hispanic/Latino client's story
  The Native American client's story
  Gender: gunpowder and lead
  The follow-up interviews: twelve years later
  Drum majors for justice: social justice efforts for women and people of color
  Engendering hope: reconciliation and the power of forgiveness.