Overview
Discusses the cultural competency skills needed for working with diverse Australian communities in psychology and counselling settings
Explores approaches to social change including decolonisation, intersectionality and self-awareness
Introduces transformational learning activities to cultivate further insight, engagement and understanding of oppression and multicultural experiences
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This textbook explores cultural responsiveness needed for working with diverse Australian communities in psychology and counselling settings, as well as in social science research. Key concepts essential for self-awareness and multicultural understanding are discussed in detail, encouraging readers to explore socialisation, discrimination and bias as well as effective principles for change. Topics covered include postcolonialism in relation to Indigenous Australians, racism, classism, sexism, cisgenderism and heterosexism, ageism, ableism, sizeism and religion.
Over eleven chapters key concepts are discussed by experts in the field. Each topic covered includes a summary of relevant current affairs, followed by reflective essays from individuals sharing their own stories about their identities and experiences. Each chapter concludes with transformational learning activities to cultivate further insight, engagement and understanding of oppression and multicultural experiences.
This book will be a core resource for those completing tertiary psychology and counselling courses in Australia, and for those wishing to ensure their existing practice is up to date.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Susan Sisko is a career psychologist and Lecturer in the School of Social Sciences at Western Sydney University, Australia, where she conducts research in the area of racism, community mental health and clinical supervision. She also lectures in clinical topics, research, ethics and multicultural perspectives.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Multicultural Responsiveness in Counselling and Psychology
Book Subtitle: Working with Australian Populations
Editors: Vicki Hutton, Susan Sisko
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-55427-9
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Behavioral Science and Psychology, Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-55426-2Published: 01 December 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-55427-9Published: 30 November 2020
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 303
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations, 2 illustrations in colour
Topics: Cross Cultural Psychology, Counselling and Interpersonal Skills, Community and Environmental Psychology, Psychotherapy and Counseling, Cultural Studies