Counseling, Psychotherapy 

Designed for counselors, their potential clients, and lay people interested in the personal-social problems that individuals face when they interact with cultures other than their own, this book draws from a variety of sources within the disciplines of psychology, cultural anthropology, sociology, genetics, neurobiology, and education. The fivefold aim of this book is to: (1) portray the likenesses and differences among cultures through the lenses of 25 human development theories, on the assumption that each theory offers an interpretation of cultures that differs from the interpretation offered by other theories; (2) summarize key tenets and principal variables that distinguish one theory from another; (3) illustrate differences among cultures that counselors can profitably recognize when they are seeking to understand and help clients who come from diverse cultural backgrounds; (4) identify typical cross-cultural encounters that may cause clients problems that warrant counseling services; and (5) for each theory, focus on a specific case of multicultural counseling, a case that includes a description of a client’s problem along with a counseling plan intended to help that individual solve—or at least reduce—the problem. The counseling plan is founded on the proposition that each human development theory contributes a particular useful way of viewing a client’s problem and suggests what sort of help might be appropriate. - from Amzon