Counseling the Culturally Diverse
Theory and Practice, 8th Edition

Didn't finish this book because I felt like it was more geared towards teaching privileged straight white counselors how to develop cultural competence when working with people of color.......more

This was probably the most incredibly written and informative textbook I’ve read. The writer is knowledgeable and I was challenged in new ways. My biggest takeaway: western individualism is the foundation of most counseling practices, and must be dismantled or altered if we are to counsel collectivi......more

On the surface, it seems ok if you've never lived in a multicultural society or travelled but I found it very parochial. However, when you get into it, there are deeper problems. For example, the case study where a Mexican worker visits a US hospital complaining of hallucinations. 1. The authors say M......more

"If you want to ask about oppression in a society, should you ask the oppressor or the oppressed?" May us white people all encounter a moral dilemma/life situation that embarks us on a journey of white racial awakening. Racial identity development models - full conformity to the dominant culture leads......more

Sue and Sue's Counseling the Culturally Diverse: Theory and Practice is a classic. It's also a book to return to (I first read the 3rd ed. when it came out). Judging by Goodread's reviews, it's also a controversial book. Sue and Sue start Counseling the Culturally Diverse with examples of both the p......more