Cultural Diversity: A Primer for the Human Services

This book helps students build a general understanding of what cultural diversity is and why it's important. It also helps students better understand their own prejudices so that they can be more effective counselors when working with clients from different cultures.

Students receive practical clinical suggestions and cautions through captivating interviews with professionals of different ethnic backgrounds, including Latino/Latina, Native American, African American, Asian American and Arab and Muslim American.

Self-awareness questions help students become more aware of what racism is, as well as how to become aware of and alter negative racial attitudes.

Extensive materials are provided on ethnic identity and models of minority development, as well as their clinical application.

Case studies illustrate how to effectively deliver cross-cultural counseling services.

Real-world examples, personal clinical experiences and anecdotes help students develop an understanding of difference, as well as apply the text concepts and learn about their own biases and discomforts.

Thoroughly and completely updated with current examples, demographic information, changing dynamics in US cutlure. Expanded coverage on sociacultural, social media issues such as the impact of political agendas, LGBTQI+ rights and laws, women’s rights, gun laws, the #MeToo movement, the #TimesUp movement, and #BlackLivesMatter.

Updated information on cultural competencies, ethnocentric individuals, self-awareness, and the ACA Code of Ethics and a table that outlines the cultural standards for social workers, counselors, marriage and family therapists and human service professionals.

Chapters 11-20, the interview chapters, have been updated to follow a consistent format and added learning objectives, a summary tying the interview to information in the earlier chapters and added activities.