Title:
Cultural diversity : a primer for the human services / Jerry V. Diller.
Author:
Diller, Jerry V.
Publication Information:
Belmont, CA : Brooks/Cole Cengage Learning, ©2011.
Call Number:
HV3176 .D55 2011
Abstract:
This volume helps students build a general understanding of what cultural diversity is and why it is important. The text also helps students to better understand their own prejudices so that they can be more effective counselors when working with clients of different cultures. It focuses on effective methods of providing cross-cultural services, the process of cross-cultural service delivery, and cultural information on specific client populations. The author covers concepts such as racial microaggressions, therapeutic interviews with individuals from collective family systems, enforcing professional standards, and culturally sensitive treatment of children. This work also provides students with hands-on clinical suggestions and cautions through interviews with professionals from different ethnic backgrounds.
Edition:
4th ed.
ISBN:
9780840032256
Physical Description:
xii, 355 pages ; 24 cm
Contents:
What it means to be culturally competent -- Understanding racism, prejudice, and white privilege -- Understanding culture and cultural differences -- Bias in service delivery -- Working with diverse children, parents, and families -- Mental health issues -- Addressing ethnic conflict, genocide, and mass violence -- Working with culturally different clients -- Working with Latino/a clients, an interview with Roberto Almanzan -- Working with Native American clients, an interview with Jack Lawson -- Working with African American clients, an interview with Veronique Thompson -- Working with Asian American clients, an interview with Dan Hocoy -- Working with Arab and Muslim American clients : an interview with Marwan Dwairy -- Working with White ethnic clients, an interview with the author -- Some closing thoughts -- Glossary.
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