Cultural Humility: Engaging Diverse Identities in Therapy

by Jesse Owen, Cirleen Deblaere, Joshua N. Hook, et al.

Book Overview

This book describes how therapists can combine multicultural theory with their own lived experience to meaningfully engage clients in issues of culture.

Many mental health practitioners (MHPs) today recognize and affirm the importance of cultural background--race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, et al--in their clients' lives. But many MHPs struggle to address cultural issues in practice, whether because of unfamiliarity, or fear of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1433827778
• ISBN13: 9781433827778
• Release Date: June 2017
• Publisher: American Psychological Association (APA)
• Length: 236 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.2" x 10.1"