Anti-Oppressive Counseling and Psychotherapy - Action for Personal and Social Change

In Anti-Oppressive Counseling and Psychotherapy, Jason Brown examines the impact of structural inequality on mental health and provides a framework for an anti-oppressive practice that recognizes privilege and challenges systemic barriers.

List of contents

1. Oppression and Mental Health 2. Psychologies of Liberation 3. Anti-Oppressive Practice 4. Common Factors 5. Social Determinants 6. Assessment for Personal Change 7. Intervention for Personal Change 8. Bridging Personal and Community Change 9. Assessment for Community Change 10. Intervention for Community Change

About the author

Jason D. Brown, PhD, is a professor of counseling psychology at Western University in London, Ontario. He is the coauthor of the first and second editions of Community Development and of Counseling Diversity in Context.

Summary

In Anti-Oppressive Counseling and Psychotherapy, Jason Brown examines the impact of structural inequality on mental health and provides a framework for an anti-oppressive practice that recognizes privilege and challenges systemic barriers.

Additional text

"An excellent book—Anti-Oppressive Counseling and Psychotherapy is a must read for all counselors, psychotherapists, and trainees. This much-needed volume is filled with valuable theory, useful research, and rich case studies. Jason Brown offers effective interventions for the therapeutic practice of liberation, and this book is a superb resource for practitioners’ ethical practice in a multicultural and diverse society. I strongly recommend it." Lillian Comas-Díaz, PhD, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Product details

• Authors: Jason D. Brown, Jason D. (Western University Brown
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2019
• EAN: 9781138087354
• ISBN: 978-1-138-08735-4
• No. of pages: 200
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Non-clinical medicine; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Work, PSYCHOLOGY / Mental Health, PSYCHOLOGY / Psychotherapy / Counseling, EDUCATION / Counseling / General, Psychotherapy, Psychotherapy: counselling, Social counselling and advice services, Counselling & Advice Services