Culture and Identity: Life Stories for Counselors and Therapists

by Anita Jones Thomas, Sara E. Schwarzbaum

Combining compelling real-life autobiographies with sound theoretical formulations that explore race, ethnicity, gender, class, religion, sexual orientation, and disability, this multicultural counseling text uniquely prepares students for real-life clinical situations and helps them to understand the influence of culture on identity development, sense of self, family, and interpersonal relationships. Each chapter includes theoretical content tied to a story, with a comprehensive and varied array of themes that current and future clinicians are likely to encounter in their own clients′ histories.

Genres: Counselling

400 pages, Paperback

First published October 12, 2010

Reviews

[Anna · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is an excellent choice for multicultural classes as well as for clinicians looking to deepen their multicultural awareness and humility. My students felt like it helped the nuances of cultural and oppressive experience come alive in a way that other multicultural textbooks have not.

[MK · Rating 4 out of 5]

Engaging and helpful text that offers well-written vignettes for the consideration of counselors-in-training. Accordingly, the book is best coupled with a good professor who has a knack for processing.

[Matt · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not a therapist, but I really enjoyed the stories in this book. My ex-roommate who is a therapist left it for me to read and it was great.