Two CECP faculty members have chapter published in Multicultural Issues in Counseling
Oct. 10, 2018
KALAMAZOO, Mich.鈥Dr. Carla Adkison-Johnson and Dr. Phillip Johnson, faculty members in the College of Education and Human Development at 澳门六合彩官网直播, published a chapter this month in Multicultural Issues in Counseling: new approaches to diversity, the premier multicultural counseling textbook/resource for the counselor education profession. Their chapter is titled 鈥淐ounseling people of the African Diaspora in the United States鈥 and provides direction for counseling people in the contemporary United States who trace their cultural roots to Africa.
Adkison-Johnson and Johnson provide direction for counseling people in the contemporary United States who trace their cultural roots to Africa. The chapter begins with a demographic profile of the African diaspora in the United States. Adkison-Johnson and Johnson then provide a cultural framework for counseling people of the African diaspora in the United States. They present an overview of a contextualized humanistic approach and its relationship to mental health for people of African descent. This is followed by a discussion of several important issues that must be considered in counseling with people of the African diaspora in the United States. The final part of the chapter focuses on counseling practices with clients of African descent, with case studies and specific guidelines for culturally competent counseling.
Multicultural Issues in Counseling is the premier multicultural counseling textbook/resource in the counselor education profession.