Intersectional Counseling Skills: The Journey to Becoming a Culturally Inclusive Counselor

Featuring chapters written by experts in the field, Intersectional Counseling Skills: The Journey to Becoming a Culturally Inclusive Counselor equips readers with the knowledge and skillsets they need to develop into culturally competent practitioners, covering basic skill development to successfully integrating advanced therapeutic techniques. It features critical traditional counseling information integrated with evidence-based techniques and practices inspired by the multicultural and social justice competencies.

Opening chapters provide readers with a historical overview of the field, introduce practical aspects of counseling, and address the therapeutic relationship. Additional chapters examine the various professional roles of the counselor, clinical techniques and culturally relevant approaches, invitational skills, reflecting feelings and meaning, paraphrasing and summarizing, challenging, and goal setting. Readers learn about termination, assessment and diagnosis, creativity, wellness, and working with athletes.

Written with the goal of shaping beginner helpers into more culturally attuned, responsive, and reflective practitioners, Intersectional Counseling Skills is an essential textbook for foundational courses in the discipline. It is also an excellent resource for counselor educators, supervisors, and practitioners to enhance their teaching and practice.

Author: S. Kent Butler
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Cognella Academic Publishing
Published: 07/16/2024
Pages: 304
Weight: 1.34lbs
Size: 10.00h x 8.00w x 0.64d
ISBN: 9781793583321