Overview

This book presents and illustrates practice guidelines for working with diverse groups of women. Drawing on psychological, multicultural, and feminist research, the chapters consider many of the unique concerns of specific groups of women, including Black/African-American women Latinas lesbian, bisexual, and transgender women Asian-Pacific Islander women Native women women with disabilities and women in transnational and international contexts. Ample case studies apply the guidelines, emphasizing how practitioners can use clients amp rsquo strengths and resilience to promote empowerment.

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Author:   Carolyn Zerbe Enns ,  Joy K. Rice ,  Roberta Nutt
Publisher:   American Psychological Association
Imprint:   American Psychological Association
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.703kg
ISBN:  

9781433818127

ISBN 10:   1433818124
Pages:   304
Publication Date:   15 September 2014
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Contributors Series Foreword Acknowledgments Transforming Psychological Practice With Women: An Introduction  Joy K. Rice, Carolyn Zerbe Enns, and Roberta L. Nutt Working With Diverse Women: Tools for Assessment and Conceptualization  Carolyn Zerbe Enns, Joy K. Rice, and Roberta L. Nutt Women and Girls of Black/African Descent  Wendi S. Williams The Mosaic of Latinas in the United States: Psychological Practice With Latina Women and Girls  Dianna Marisol González, Carrie L. Castañeda-Sound, and Rachel L. Navarro Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Women  Connie R. Matthews The Intersection of Gender and Ethnicity: Asian–Pacific Islander American Women  Phi Loan Le and Khanh T. Dinh Women With Disabilities: Affirmative Practice and Assessment  Martha E. Banks, Kathleen S. Brown, Linda R. Mona, and Rosalie J. Ackerman Psychological Practice With Native Women  Wendy M. K. Peters, Kee J. E. Straits, and Pilar E. Gauthier Transnational Psychological Practice With Women: Perspectives From East Asia and Japan  Sayaka Machizawa and Carolyn Zerbe Enns Inclusive and Affirmative Psychological Practice: Unifying Themes  Joy K. Rice, Carolyn Zerbe Enns, and Roberta L. Nutt Index About the Editors

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Carolyn Zerbe Enns, PhD, is a professor of psychology and a contributor to the ethnic studies and the gender, sexuality, and women's studies programs at Cornell College, Mount Vernon, Iowa.   Her scholarly interests include multicultural, feminist, and transnational perspectives on psychotherapy and pedagogy. She has written approximately articles and chapters that focus primarily on gender, pedagogy, and feminist theory and psychotherapy.   Dr. Enns is the author of Feminist Theories and Psychotherapies and coeditor of Teaching and Social Justice and the Oxford Handbook of Feminist Multicultural Counseling Psychology. She has received the Heritage Award for contributions to feminist practice (APA Division 35 [Society for the Psychology of Women]), the Distinguished Leader for Women in Psychology Award (APA Committee on Women), the Florence L. Denmark/Mary E. Reuder Award for contributions to the international psychology of women (APA Division 52 [International Psychology]), and the Woman of the Year Award and the Foremother Award (Section for the Advancement of Women, APA Division 7 [Society of Counseling Psychology]).   Joy K. Rice, PhD, is a clinical psychologist and emerita professor at the University of Wisconsin amp ndash Madison. She is a recipient of the Educational Press Association Distinguished Achievement Award and the Denmark/Reuder Award for Outstanding International Contributions to the Psychology of Women and Gender.   Her 4-decade career has focused on women and their issues and concerns nationally and globally in the areas of marital and family studies and gender and cross-cultural issues in psychotherapy.   Dr. Rice is the coauthor of Women and Leadership: Transforming Visions and Diverse Voices and amp quot International Perspectives on Women and Mental Health amp quot in the 2 Handbook of Feminism and Women's Rights Worldwide.   Roberta L. Nutt, PhD, ABPP, is training director of the counseling psychology doctoral program at the University of Houston, Texas. She formerly served as founder and training director of the counseling psychology doctoral program at Texas Woman's University and director of professional affairs of the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards (ASPPB).   She is past president of APA Divisions 7 (Society of Counseling Psychology) and 43 (Society for Family Psychology), is past chair of the Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists, holds fellow status in APA and seven of its divisions and ASPPB, and is American Board of Professional Psychology certified in counseling psychology and family psychology.   She has published numerous articles, chapters, and books on women's and gender issues in psychology.   Drs. Nutt, Rice, and Enns coauthored the 2 7 amp quot APA Guidelines for Psychological Practice With Girls and Women amp quot and were corecipients of the 2 8 Woman of the Year Award from the APA Section for the Advancement of Women in Counseling Psychology for amp quot significant contributions and promotion of the status of women in psychology, leadership and activism on behalf of women, and research that has significantly advanced knowledge of women's concerns in counseling psychology. amp quot  

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