Counseling Diverse Populations

Hackett, Gail, Atkinson, Donald R.

ISBN 10: 0697252809 / ISBN 13: 9780697252807

Published by McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 1997

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Synopsis:

This book addresses diversity counseling in an unique format that combines four non-ethnic groups: women, gays, the elderly, and people with disablities. It is a companion to Counseling American Minorities, which focuses on counseling ethnic and racial minorities. The concept of shared experiences of oppression is explained and clarified by identifying characteristics unique to each group. Another crucial topic is psychology's treatment of each group: how psychology as a field has ignored the special needs of minorities in the past, and in some instances, contirbuted to the oppression of women, gays, the elderly and people with disablities. A historical overview of how both psychology and society have treated these four groups puts theories of discrimination in context. An examination of the future directions of psychology addresses the needs of non-ethnic minorities.

About the Author: Donald R. Atkinson is Professor of Education at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He has been teaching for 25 years, and his courses include: Diversity Issues, Ethics, and Gender Issues. Dr. Atkinson earned his Ph.D. at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Counseling Diverse Populations
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Higher Education
Publication Date: 1997
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Good
Edition: 2nd Edition.