Developing Multicultural Counseling Competence: A Systems Approach

For courses in Multicultural Counseling.

A comprehensive, innovative, evidence-based approach to ensuring multicultural competence in counseling.

Designed to help students and new counselors acquire multicultural counseling competence, this book includes self-development opportunities for fostering awareness, knowledge, and the skills necessary for understanding cultural makeup, understanding others of diverse identities and experiences, and engaging in facilitative counseling relationships. 

Expanding on the features that made the first two editions widely popular, this revision provides a closer look at how to apply the information in practice through an expanded number of case studies and “Voices from the Field” features. This edition includes additional information on ethics in multicultural counseling and operationalisation of the multicultural and social justice counseling competencies; increases the focus on international and refugee populations and immigration issues; and provides additional coverage on alternative counseling approaches with multicultural competencies.

• SECTION ONE: The Foundations of Multicultural Counseling Chapter 1 : The Culturally Competent Counselor - Danica G. Hays and Amy L. McLeod
• Chapter 2: Cultural Identity Development - Cheryl Moore-Thomas
• SECTION TWO: Social Advocacy 
• Chapter 3: Social Justice Counseling - Philip B. Gnilka, Caroline O’Hara, and Catherine Y. Chang  
• Chapter 4: Racism and White Privilege - Danica G. Hays and Ann Shillingford
• Chapter 5: Gender and Sexism - Anneliese A. Singh and Taryne M. Mingo 
• Chapter 6: Sexual Orientation and Heterosexism - Michael P. Chaney and Michael Brubaker 
• Chapter 7: Social Class and Classism - Kathryn S. Newton and Bradley T. Erford 
• Chapter 8: Disability, Ableism, and Ageism - Debra E. Berens and Bradley T. Erford
• SECTION THREE: Counseling Multicultural Populations
• Chapter 9: Individuals and Families of African Descent - Patrice S. Bounds, Ahmad R. Washington, and Malik S. Henfield 
• Chapter 10: Individuals and Families of Arab Descent - Sylvia C. Nassar-McMillan, Aisha Al-Qimlass, and Laura McLaughlin Gonzalez  
• Chapter 11: Individuals and Families of Asian Descent - Linh Luu, Arpana G. Inman, and Alvin N. Alvarez 
• Chapter 12: Individuals and Families of Latin Descent - José A. Villalba 
• Chapter 13:  Counseling Native Americans - Michael Tlanusta Garrett, J. T. Garrett, Tarrell Awe Agahe Portman, Lisa Grayshield, Edil Torres Rivera, Cyrus Williams, and Mark Parrish 
• Chapter 14: Individuals and Families of European Descent - H. George McMahon, Pamela O. Paisley, and Bogusia Skudrzyk 
• Chapter 15: Individuals and Families of Multiracial Descent - Kelley R. Kenney and Mark E. Kenney 
• Chapter 16: Spiritual Diversity - Craig S. Cashwell and Amanda L. Giordano
• SECTION FOUR: Multicultural Conceptualization 
• Chapter 17: Alternative Approaches to Counseling Theories - Jonathan J. Orr 
• Chapter 18: Multicultural Diagnosis and Conceptualization - Victoria E. Kress, Andrea Dixon, and Laura Shannonhouse 

Danica G. Hays, PhD, LPC, NCC, is an associate professor of Counseling and Chair of the Department of Counseling and Human Services at Old Dominion University. She is a recipient of the Outstanding Research Award, Outstanding Counselor Educator Advocacy Award, and Glen E. Hubele National Graduate Student Award from the American Counseling Association as well as the Patricia B. Elmore Excellence in Measurement and Evaluation Award and President’s Special Merit Award from the Association of Assessment in Counseling and Education (AACE).

Bradley T Erford, PhD, LCPC, NCC, is a professor in the school counseling program at Loyola University with primary teaching responsibilities in assessment, research, and lifespan development. He has held numerous professional leadership positions, including past president of the American Counseling Association, and published numerous books, articles and book chapters.