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This book guides you through the complexities of working with difference and diversity in counselling and psychotherapy. It introduces you to contemporary thinking on the construction of difference, social identity and culture, and applies the theory to therapy practice. With reflective exercises and case examples, it will help you to work more confidently and sensitively with difference.
Rose Cameron is a practitioner and a trainer in counselling and psychotherapy. She is currently a Teaching Fellow at the University of Edinburgh.
List of contents
SECTION I: THE IMPACT OF 'DIFFERENCE'
Chapter 1: The Psychological Impact of Hostility
Chapter 2: The Social Construction of Difference: Race, Ethnicity, Nationality and Religion
Chapter 3: The Social Construction of Difference: Gender, Sex, Sexuality, Disability, Age and Class
Chapter 4: Reclaiming Identity in the 1970s and 1980s
Chapter 5: Contemporary Identities
SECTION II: BRIDGES AND BARRIERS TO THERAPEUTIC WORK
Chapter 6: Cultural Arrogance
Chapter 7: Cultural Humility
Chapter 8: Demonising and Romanticising the 'Other'
Chapter 9: Power and Prejudice
Chapter 10: Power and Privilege
Chapter 11: Challenges to Communication
Conclusion: The Therapeutic Relationship
About the author
Rose Cameron is a practitioner and a trainer in counselling and psychotherapy. She is currently a Teaching Fellow at the University of Edinburgh.
Summary
A guide to the complexities of working with difference and diversity in counselling and psychotherapy.
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Each chapter points us towards how difference and diversity in the therapy room can challenge us to be better therapists. The author does not lecture but makes us aware of ourselves in relation to ourselves, social history, the client s self and the space in the therapy room where differences sit. This short book is not a quick read; nor is it of small impact. It is without doubt one to revisit and be refreshed by when needed. Gavin Conn Therapy Today
