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Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext Culture and Identity: Life Stories for Counselors and Therapists, Second Edition combines rich and powerful real life autobiographies with sound theoretical formulations that explore race, ethnicity, gender, class, religion, as well as, in this edition, sexual orientation and disability. Ideal for multicultural counseling courses with a diversity element, this text's engaging stories allow readers to understand the significance and influence of culture on identity development, sense of self, family relationships, interpersonal relationships, and life choices. As the storytellers reveal their real life struggles, readers will develop a greater understanding of intra-group differences, increase their repertoire of clinical skills, and sharpen their multicultural competency. New and Proven Features: - Full of interesting, easy to read true-life stories, centered on various cultural dimensions, that prepare students for real clinical situations - Includes theoretical content descriptions, closely connected to the stories they follow, with a comprehensive and varied array of themes that current and future clinicians are likely to encounter in their own clients' histories - Provides a clinical applications section in each chapter, with clear, varied, and specific assessment questions and interventions that readers can apply to clients - Offers a valuable, rarely seen countertransference section that describes possible personal reactions clinicians may experience when working with clients, thus enhancing clinical effectiveness - Contains a useful toolbox of activities for each chapter, with discussion questions, research projects, and book and video resources. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface 1. Self In Context SECTION I: RACE/ETHNICITY 2. Julie's Story 3. Butch's Story 4. Betsie's Story 5. Maribel's Story SECTION II: IMMIGRATION 6. Vu's Story 7. Esteban's Story 8. Maria Luz's Story 9. Teresa's Story SECTION III: RELIGION 10. Frank's Story 11. Bob's Story 12. Katie's Story SECTION IV: Social Class 13. Carla's Story 14. Anthony's Story SECTION V: SEXUAL ORIENTATION 15. Karen's Story SECTION VI: DISABILITY 16. David's Story Appendix A: Author Guidelines Appendix B: Multicultural Genogram References Index About the Authors ...
