Handbook of Multicultural Counseling

by J. Manuel Casas (Editor), Lisa A. Suzuki (Editor), Charlene M. Alexander (Editor)

Celebrating its 20th anniversary!

The most internationally-cited resource in the arena of multicultural counseling, the Handbook of Multicultural Counseling by J. Manuel Casas, Lisa A. Suzuki, Charlene M. Alexander, and Margo A. Jackson is a resource for researchers, educators, practitioners, and students alike.  Continuing to emphasize social justice, research, and application, the Fourth Edition of this best-seller features nearly 80 new contributors of diverse backgrounds, orientations, and levels of experience who provide fresh perspectives to every chapter. Completely updated, this classic text includes new chapters on prevailing social issues and covers the latest advances in theory, ethics, measurement, clinical practice, assessment, and more.

Genres: Nonfiction, Counselling, Psychology

688 pages, Paperback

First published January 28, 1995

Reviews

[Cherene · Rating 2 out of 5]

I can see how the editor of this book might have thought that having each chapter submitted by a different author would be appropriate for a book about multicultural counseling (like a melting pot of authors). However, I felt like the book was kind of disconnected because of all the different viewpoints. Some of them defined certain terms in different ways, and some of them quoted statistics that conflicted with others' quoted statistics. Some of the chapters were very dry and filled with lengthy sentences and difficult language, while other chapters were very straightforward and easy to read. Overall, I did not enjoy reading this book, and did not get much out of it.

[Brenda Srof · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read the following chapters:

Cross, W.E. The psychology of nigrescence: Revising the Cross model.
Casa, J.M & Pytluk, S.D. Hispanic identity development: Implications for research and practice