The foregoing chapters present a panorama of psychological healing as it is practiced in a
variety of homogeneous cultural contexts and multicultural milieus. Some readers may feel …

I was asked to reflect how being a member of an ethnically diverse minority group, that is,
Japanese American, may have influenced my clinical practice as a psychologist and …

A phenomenological and consensual qualitative study of clients' lived experiences of cross-
racial therapy was conducted to enhance the understanding of whether, how, and under …

The diversity of today's client population has required that psychotherapy training confront
the importance of cultural competence in graduates. Approaches in this area of education …

A long-standing gap between clinical and cultural practice can lead clinicians to feel
overwhelmed by the task of integrating clinical practice with a culturally sensitive approach …

This article proposes a revision to the construct of cultural competencies into cross-cultural
competencies (CCC), to include relational and dynamic aspects from clinical social work …

Cultural diversity has always been a fact of life, nowhere more so than in the unique melting
pot of US society. Respecting and understanding that diversity is an important--and …

Intense challenges confront the profession of social work at the beginning of the new
century. Time-honored practice theories and concepts are being vigorously challenged by a …

Transcultural counseling assumes a stance that counseling and other helping ventures can
occur across cultures, nations, and continents. To take on such an ambitious stance, one …

Mental health care providers (especially clinical psychologists, psychotherapists and
counsellors) are becoming increasingly aware of theneed for cultural knowledge in order to …