Decolonising Counselling and Psychotherapy - Depoliticised Pathways Towards Intersectional Practice

Decolonising Counselling and Psychotherapy considers the ways in which the systems of colonization have taken over and are continually reconstituted within our profession. This book will be invaluable to counsellors, psychotherapists and psychologists, and to those who want to make helping professions more inclusive and equitable.

List of contents

1. Introduction; 2. Decolonisation of Psychotherapy; 3. Decolonising Training; 4. Decolonising Practice; 5. Decolonising The Therapist; 6. Decolonising Counselling & Psychotherapy Research; 7. Conclusion; Index

About the author

Dr Dwight Turner is an activist, a writer and public speaker on issues of race, difference and intersectionality in counselling and psychotherapy. A Psychotherapist, Supervisor, Workshop Facilitator, and Conference Presenter in Private Practice, he is also currently the Course Leader in Humanistic Counselling at the University of Brighton, UK.

Summary

Decolonising Counselling and Psychotherapy considers the ways in which the systems of colonization have taken over and are continually reconstituted within our profession. This book will be invaluable to counsellors, psychotherapists and psychologists, and to those who want to make helping professions more inclusive and equitable.

Product details

• Authors: Dwight Turner, Dwight (University of Brighton Turner
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 04.03.2025
• EAN: 9781032614335
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3261433-5
• No. of pages: 184
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Modern era up to 1918; PSYCHOLOGY / Psychotherapy / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Work, Psychotherapy, Colonialism & imperialism, Colonialism and imperialism, National liberation & independence, post-colonialism, National liberation and independence, Social counselling and advice services, Counselling & Advice Services