Multicultural Counseling

Perspectives from Counselors as Clients of Color

Aretha Faye Marbley

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2011
• Print ISBN: 9781138415348
• eBook ISBN: 9781135909734
• Topic: Psychology
• Subtopic: Mental Health in Psychology
• Index: Psychology

This is the first book to explore the experiences of people of color in counseling from the perspective of individuals who are practicing counselors and were previously clients in counseling themselves. Marbley conducted a research study in which she interviewed eight individuals representing each of the major groups of color in the United States - African American, Asian and Asian American, Hispanic/Latino, and American Indian – to obtain the stories of their experiences in their own words. These stories provide insight into the problems in and failures of counseling services provided to people of color. She quotes extensively from these interviews throughout the book, using the voices of the participants to highlight these shortcomings and personalize her discussion of the issues they have faced. A chapter is devoted to each of the groups of color, as well as one to counseling issues related to gender. These chapters provide an overview of the literature on the historical experiences of these groups in mental health and a discussion of the counselors' experiences, and conclude with implications and recommendations for counseling and psychotherapy with these groups. Information from follow-up interviews conducted 12 years after the original ones are also provided to compare and contrast the participants' responses to their earlier ones. Marbley concludes with a look at the need for a social justice movement within the mental health field in order to improve the experiences of and outcomes for people of color.

Index

A

Acculturation, 13

African Americans and, 34, 40, 42

Asian immigrants and, 150

Hispanic/Latino study participants and, 10, 70, 72, 77, 130, 132

level of, 10, 23

racism and, 16

relocation and, 16

under utilization of mental health resources and, 16

Africa

human evolution and, 32

African American clients

access to mental health and, 147

advocacy and, 146

Afrocentrism and, 143, 145

biases of, 42–43

critical race theory and, 186

culture-centered networks and interventions and, 47, 48, 105–106, 146

diagnoses of, 147

dialogue and, 47, 123

discrimination and, 43, 144–145

early termination and, 37, 46

experiences of, 43

gender and, 42, 97, 101–102, 102–105, 105–106

health insurance and, 124

language of, 47, 48, 123, 181, 183

listening to, 124

male, 38, 39–42, 104–105

negative view of counseling by, 47

poverty and, 43

racism and, 37, 43, 143–144, 145, 146

radicalism and, 146

research and, 31, 146

slavery and, 37, 143, 145 (see also slavery)

social justice and, 143–145, 146–147, 186 (see also social justice)

socioeconomics and, 42–43, 124

spirituality and, 144

trust issues and, 37, 43, 123

White counselors and, 37, 43–44

working with, 124, 143, 144–145, 146

African American community

cohesiveness within, 36–37, 48, 105–106

diversity within, 35

social ills of, 141

social justice and, 145

storytelling and, 24, 33–34

survival of the group and, 36–37, 105

African American men, 143

acculturation and, 40

counseling, 38, 39–42, 104–105

criminal justice system and, 104, 140–141

demasculinization of, 105

education and, 104

expectations about, 101

gender and, 97, 100–102

masculinity and, 101, 104, 166

negative stereotypes of, 38, 104, 105

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Table of contents

• Cover
• Halftitle
• Title
• Copyright
• Contents
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• SECTION I COUNTERNARRATIVES
• SECTION II CULTURAL STORIES
• SECTION III THE ART OF FORGIVENESS
• References
• Index