Chapter 4. Personality and Culture - Class, Race and Ethnicity
Nature and Nurture
Personality
Class
Race
Ethnicity
Summary
Discussion Questions
Chapter 5: Cultural Self - Gender, Sexual Orientation, (dis)Ability and Age
Gender
Sexual Orientation
(Dis)Ability
Age
Summary
Discussion Questions
Chapter 6: Intersections and Power
Social Positions
Identity
Development
Intersectionality
Power
Summary
Discussion Questions
Chapter 7: Emotions and Countertransference
Emotion in Therapy
Empathy
Countertransference
Summary
Discussion Questions
Chapter 8: Woundedness and Boundaries
Boundaries
Self-Disclosure
Dual Relationships
Decision-Making
Addressing Missteps
Summary
Discussion Questions
Chapter 9: Caring and Coping
Compassion
Compassion Fatigue
Stress and Burnout
Growth-Oriented Coping
Meaning-Oriented Coping
Self-Protective Coping
Summary
Discussion Questions
Chapter 10. Change Outside of the Clinical Encounter
Activity: The Lottery of Birth
Community and Society
Networking and Advocacy
Social Action
Summary
Social Action Case Examples
Jason D. Brown, PhD, is a licensed psychologist and professor at the University of Western Ontario in London, Canada. He teaches in the Counseling Psychology program located in the Faculty of Education. Jason has written books on cultural diversity in counseling and anti-oppressive practice of psychotherapy.
This book is a guide to critical reflective practice that highlights cultural differences and their impact on the therapeutic relationship. It is designed for therapists in training as well as more experienced practitioners. The book addresses important topics such as power and privilege in relation to class and race, gender and sex, (dis)ability and age. Readers are encouraged to respond to questions about their values and beliefs, worldviews and ideologies, and assumptions about theories of change, as well as their own heath and healing process.