Essentials of Cross-Cultural Counseling

Lawrence H. Gerstein - Ball State University, USA
P. Paul Heppner - University of Missouri, Columbia, USA
Stefania Aegisdottir - Ball State University, USA
Seung-Ming A. Leung - The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Kathryn L. Norsworthy - Rollins College, USA

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Multi-Cultural Counselling

September 2011 | 280 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc

Essentials of International Cross-Cultural Counseling will be a brief, supplemental book (a derivative of the International Handbook of Cross-Cultural Counseling). The focus of this supplement is the first section of the handbook, which touches on issues, challenges, and opportunities for the counseling profession worldwide. It will be comprised of nine articles that discuss topics such as cross-cultural counseling, the counseling profession in- and outside of the United States, the theoretical and methodological issues when studying culture, and the future of cross-cultural counseling.á Each article will include discussion questions and related web links to further student comprehension of the material.

Acknowledgments

Lawrence H. Gerstein, P. Paul Heppner, Stefania Aegisdottir,Seung-Ming Alvin Leung, and Kathryn L. Norsworthy

1. Cross-Cultural Counseling

P. Paul Heppner, Stefania Aegisdottir, Seung-Ming Alvin Leung, Changming Duan, Janet E. Helms, Lawrence H. Gerstein, and Paul B. Pedersen

2. The Intersection of Multicultural and Cross-National Movements in the United States

Lawrence H. Gerstein, P. Paul Heppner, Rex Stockton,Frederick T. L. Leong, and Stefania Aegisdottir

3. The Counseling Profession In and Outside the United States

Kathryn L. Norsworthy, P. Paul Heppner, Stefania Aegisdottir, Lawrence H. Gerstein, and Paul B. Pedersen

4. Exportation of U.S.-Based Models of Counseling and Counseling Psychology

Stefania Aegisdottir, Lawrence H. Gerstein, Seung-Ming Alvin Leung, Kwong-Liem Karl Kwan, and Walter J. Lonner

5. Theoretical and Methodological Issues When Studying Culture

Seung-Ming Alvin Leung, Thomas Clawson, Kathryn L.Norsworthy, Antonio Tena, Andreea Szilagyi, and Jennifer Rogers

6. Internationalization of the Counseling Profession

Kathryn L. Norsworthy, Seung-Ming Alvin Leung, P. Paul Heppner, and Li-fei Wang

7. Crossing Borders in Collaboration

Li-fei Wang and P. Paul Heppner

8. Cross-Cultural Collaboration

Lawrence H. Gerstein, P. Paul Heppner, Stefania Aegisdottir, Seung-Ming Alvin Leung, and Kathryn L. Norsworthy

9. A Global Vision for the Future of Cross-Cultural Counseling

Index

The authors have put together a must-read book for all counselors and counseling psychologists- not just those who might consider doing cross-cultural counseling. All practitioners and researchers need to have a fundamental understanding of the cultural context of their work, and this book provides the foundation for that knowledge. The chapters address practitioners wanting to work in countries outside the US, researchers wanting the background to do cross-national work, and also helps to ground US based counseling within a cultural context. Clearly, counseling in the United States in response to a particular set of contexts, and the authors thoughtfully help readers to understand that context. I applaud the authors for their careful analysis of the issues and will require this book for my students.

Nadya A. Fouad, Ph.D., ABPP, University Distinguished Professor and Chair

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Department of Educational Psychology

This book lays the ground work for students that are engaged in counseling and for the new students who are beginning their studies. I highly recommend this book to all Professors that are teaching any counseling course.

Dr S. Alexander Riley

Health Sciences, United States University

August 28, 2013

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Hi, I think that this book will be more useful for HE courses. FE Level 3 learners will be shown the book, but will struggle with the use of language, small size of font and relevance to their level of learning. As an introduction to referencing, they will find this edited book complicated to use. My level 2 learners will not be shown this book, however I will offer it to the HE team for their learners.

Mrs Bev Hale

Dept of Care and Early Years, Weston College

September 6, 2012

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I have found this book useful in exploring with students the concepts and practicalities of considering the range of issues for counsellors considering or working in cross-cultural settings. This is a hugely complex area, and this succinctly informs and challenges the reader.

Mr Mike Bancroft

Counselling, Alton College

January 31, 2012

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