Being White in the Helping Professions: Developing Effective Intercultural Awareness

by Judy Ryde

In this reflective yet practical book, the author challenges white helping professionals to recognize their own cultural identity and the impact it has when practising in a multicultural environment.

Judy Ryde reveals how white people have implicit and explicit advantages and privileges that often go unnoticed by them. She suggests that in order to work effectively in a multicultural setting, this privilege needs to be fully acknowledged...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1843109360
• ISBN13: 9781843109365
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.0"