Counselling in a Multicultural Society / Edition 1

by Stephen Palmer, Pittu D Laungani, Pittu Laungani

Overview

'The book aptly describes, explores and hits the core of very complex issues around race, racism, culture, difference, dual identity, stereotypes, immigration and alienation... It is also very thought-provoking, raising questions about one's own ability to work more flexibly in the consulting room with clients of different backgrounds... It is excellent for a directory of resources, useful for training purposes and an enabling "role model" for good practice in counselling in a multicultural society. I enjoyed it... It should be a required handbook on the shelf of every caring professional working within a multicultural environment or setting' - Transformations, The PCSR Journal

This book examines the many comp

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780761950646
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	02/23/1999
Series:	Clinical and Counseling Series
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.56(d)

About the Author

Professor Stephen Palmer PhD is an award winning psychologist. He is Founder Director of the Centre for Coaching and Centre for Stress Management, London. He is the UK's first Visiting Professor of Work Based Learning and Stress Management at the Institute for Work Based Learning, Middlesex University.

He has authored over 225 articles and 40 books on counselling, psychotherapy, cognitive behavioural therapy, coaching and coaching psychology, and stress management. He is UK Coordinating Editor of International Coaching Psychology Review, Executive Editor of Coaching: An International Journal of Theory, Research & Practice, and Consulting Editor of the International Journal of Health Promotion of Health Promotion & Education.

He is actively involved in a number of professional bodies. Currently he is Honorary President of the International Stress Management Association (UK); President of the International Society for Coaching Psychology; Founder Co-Chair of the London Branch of the British Association for Behavioural & Cognitive Psychotherapies; a Founder Director and Vice President of the Society of Dialectical Behaviour Therapy; a Director and Deputy Chair of the Association for Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy. He is a Former President and now Honorary Vice President of the Institute for Health Promotion & Education. He was the 1st Chair of the British Psychological Society Special Group in Coaching Psychology and was the 1st Honorary President of the Association for Coaching.

His interests include jazz, art and coastal walking.

Table of Contents

Introduction - Stephen Palmer and Pittu Laungani
Counselling in a Multicultural Society
The Challenges of Counselling in a Multicultural Society - Don Rawson, Graham Whitehead and Mohan Luthra
Culture and Identity - Pittu Laungani
Implications for Counselling
Culture, Counselling and Racial Issues - Fred Roach
Models of Counselling and Psychotherapy for a Multiethnic Society - Waseem Alladin
Assessing the Counselling Needs of the Ethnic Minorities in Britain - Zack Eleftheriadou
Client Centred or Culture Centred Counselling - Pittu Laungani
In Search of Effective Counselling across Cultures - Stephen Palmer
Developing an Individual Counselling Programme - Stephen Palmer
A Multimodal Perspective