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The editors and contributing authors of this volume have taken a truly pioneering and courageously challenging look at the state of cross-cultural theory and practice. In confronting directly and honestly a broad range of cross-cultural issues they have succeeded in formulating a thoughtful and innovative framework for progress in this complex and demanding field. Amongst the numerous issues examined with thoroughness and insight, the following may be identified as of central importance: Perceptions and experiences of 'sameness' and 'difference'; 'collectivist' and 'individualist' cultural tendencies; internalised and institutionalised racism; religious beliefs and spiritualities; kinship roles and familial values; sexism, poverty and beliefs about mental health. Supported and illustrated with excellent clinical material these issues receive impressive exploration. Probing and perceptive about the relationships between clients and practitioners and between mental health professionals themselves, this volume offers both conceptually and practically a genuinely enriching and groundbreaking guide that points the way forward in a spirit of confidence and hope.

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Author:   Barry Mason ,  Alice Sawyer ,  Nancy Boyd-Franklin
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.540kg
ISBN:  

9780367105273

ISBN 10:   0367105276
Pages:   208
Publication Date:   14 June 2019
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Series Editors’ Foreword , The Institute of Family Therapy , Foreword , Introduction , Addressing the Context , “Race”, ethnicity, and child welfare , Theoretical Perspectives , Culture, self, and cross-ethnic therapy , Uncertainty, risk-taking, and ethics in therapy , Practice Perspectives , Ethnic sameness and difference in family and systemic therapy , The African Families Project: A black and white issue , “Strangers in foreign lands” , Visible differences: individual and collective risk-taking in working cross-culturally , A risky balance: striving to merge professional white issues and personal black issues , Personal and Professional Development Perspectives , Getting it right, getting it wrong: developing an internal discourse about ethnicity and difference , Risky business: The rewards and demands of cross-cultural working with colleagues

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