Counseling and development in a multicultural society /
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| Author / Creator: | Axelson, John A., 1929- |
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| Imprint: | Pacific Grove, Calif. : Brooks/Cole Pub. Co., c1993. |
| Description: | xiv, 498 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1503415 |
Table of Contents:
- Part I. Today''s Society
- 1. Culture and Counseling
- Cultural/People Dynamics
- Contemporary Multiculturalism in Today''s Society
- Counseling and Development in a Diverse Society
- Composition of our Diverse Society: Major Ethnocultural Groups
- Summary
- 2. The Culture of the Counselor
- Background of Helping Professionals
- Personal Dimensions of Counselor and Client in the Therapeutic Process
- Professional Ethics
- The Cultural Episode
- Summary
- 3. Profiles of the American People: Native Americans, Anglo-Americans, European Ethnic Americans
- How Do Americans See Themselves Today? Native Americans
- Anglo-Americans
- European Ethnic Americans
- Summary
- 4. Profiles of the American People: African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Asian Americans
- African Americans
- Hispanic Americans
- Asian Americans
- Summary
- Part II. Today''s Issues
- 5. Social Political Issues
- What is a Minority? The Influence of Differences
- Prejudice
- Ramifications of Racism
- Ramifications of Cultural Differences
- Ramifications of Slavery and Racism
- Ramifications of Color Differences
- Toward Authentic Interpersonal Relations
- Summary
- 6. Education and Achievement
- The Status of Education Today
- Formalizing Education in the United States
- Basic Issues in Education
- Concern for Educational Equality
- Concern for Disadvantaged Students
- Pressures on Teachers and Counselors
- Native American in the Educational System
- Fundamental Roles of Counselors in a Multicultural Educational Environment
- Summary
- 7. Work and Career Development
- The Status of Work and the Work Ethic in Today''s Society
- Economic Systems
- How Economic Trends and Conditions Affect Work and Career Development
- Work and Career Development within Cultural Diversity
- Relational Counseling: Expanding Personal Definitions and Expectations in Career Development
- Traditional Career Theories and Models
- Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action and Practices in the Workplace
- Summary
- 8. Social and Personal Growth
- Adjustment
- Maladjustment
- Basic Rules with Culturally Diverse Clients
- Stress as a General Condition in Our Culture
- Marital and Family Concerns
- Suicide
- Substance Abuse
- Aging and the Elderly
- Summary
- Part III. Today''s Counseling Practices
- 9. Traditional Approaches to Counseling and Psychotherapy
- Cultural History of Therapy
- Major Theoretical Approaches to Counseling and Therapy
- Psychodynamic Approaches
- Existential-Humanistic Approaches
- Behavioral Approaches
- Summary
- 10. Eclectic and Synergetic Approaches to Counseling and Psychotherapy
- Eclectic Approaches
- Synergetic Approaches
- Summary
- 11. The Interaction of Counselor and Client
- Counseling Excerpts: Sociopolitical Issues
- Counseling Excerpts: Education and Achievement
- Counseling Excerpts: Work and Career Development
- Counseling Excerpts: Social and Personal Growth
- Summary
- Appendices A. Guidelines for Providers of Psychological Services to Ethnic, Linguistic, and Culturally Diverse Populations
- B. Major American Value Orientations
- References
- Name Index
- Subject Index.