Overcoming unintentional racism in counseling and therapy : a practitioner's guide to intentional intervention
Examines the dynamics and effects of racism in counseling with an emphasis on the insidiousness of unintentional racism. The Second Edition provides a new section on the policies and practices of agencies and other institutions in the mental health system unintentionally resulting in service disparities.
Print Book, English, 2005
2nd. ed
Sage Publications, London, 2005
XIV, 272 p. ; 23 cm.
9780761919827, 0761919821
1123827715
AcknowledgmentsAcknowledgments Acknowledgments AcknowledgmentsPreface PART I: EXAMINING the COUNSELOR′S UNINTENTIONAL RACISMCh. 1. Minority Clients as Victims Understanding the Victim Racism in Counseling and Therapy Factors Contributing to Counselor Racism Chapter SummaryCh. 2. Fifteen Propositions Propositions Chapter SummaryCh. 3. What Is Racism? Racism Defined A Behavioral Model Chapter SummaryCh. 4. Models of Mental Health The Deficit Model The Medical Model The Conformity Model The Biopsychosocial Model Chapter SummaryCh. 5. Judgmental and Inferential Errors Why Is Clinical Decision Making Difficult? Four Types of Decisions Prevalent Judgmental Errors Chapter SummaryCh. 6. Defensive Racial Dynamics Ten Race-Related Defense Mechanisms Chapter SummaryPART II: OVERCOMING THE COUNSELOR′S UNINTENTIONAL RACISMCh. 7. Counseling Idiographically Five Principles The Case of Ricardo Garcia The Case of Ricardo Garcia Chapter Summary Ch. 8. Setting Culturally Relevant Goals Process Goals Outcome Goals Chapter SummaryCh. 9. Making Better Clinical Decisions General Decision-Making Strategies Personal Debiasing Strategies Chapter SummaryCh. 10. Managing Resistance Understanding Resistance Client Responses in Counseling Strategies to Manage Resistance Chapter SummaryCh. 11. Terminating Effectively Reducing the Chances of Premature Termination Concluding Each Session Effectively Recycling or Referring When Appropriate Evaluating Counseling Outcomes Recommending Alternative Modalities Following Up When Counseling Is Over Preventing Relapse Chapter SummaryPART III: EXAMINING AND OVERCOMING THE UNINTENTIONAL RACISM OF THE MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEMCh. 12. Racist Practices of Institutions Consequences of Unintentional Institutional Racism Causes of Unintentional Institutional Racism Categories of Unintentional Institutional Racism Chapter SummaryCh. 13. Macrosystem Interventions Practice-Based Minority Research Mental Health Care Reform Multicultural Training Chapter SummaryCh. 14. Microsystem Interventions A Core Ideology That Embraces Diversity Integrated Service Networks Consultation Prevention and Health Promotion Action Research Affirmative Action Chapter Summary Chapter Summary ReferencesIndex About the Author