Social Justice Multicultural Psychology and Counseling - Paperback

by Rita Chi-Ying Chung (Author)

This book examines the next steps and new frontiers in social justice multicultural psychology and counseling. It addresses how culturally responsive psychology and counseling can effectively ameliorate issues of oppression, racism, intolerance, discrimination, and human rights violations by alleviating the injustices encountered by individuals, groups, and communities. Addressing issues of culture, social class, race and ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, abilities, religion, and more, the book reflects the critical importance for mental health professionals to attend to social justice and human rights in their work. The book challenges readers to undergo an in-depth examination of the reasons for doing social justice work to ensure that their social actions are truly beneficial to their clients, families, and communities. The book further discusses barriers that prevent readers from doing social advocacy, such as the imposter syndrome, gaslighting, character assassination, culture of fear, and the nice counselor syndrome. It offers new and unique ideas, concepts, and perspectives for culturally responsive social justice-oriented theory, practice, and training, and presents the Multi-Phase Model of Psychotherapy, Counseling, Humans Rights and Social Justice (MPM). The authors are leading authorities on social justice, cross-cultural psychology, multicultural counseling, and human rights, and have been nationally and internationally recognized for their leadership and innovation in culturally responsive social justice-oriented psychology and counseling.

Author Biography

Dr. Rita Chi-Ying Chung is an Emerita Professor at George Mason University (GMU) and former UCLA project director of the NIMH funded Chinese American Psychiatric Epidemiological Study. Her research focuses on cross-cultural psychology, social justice, human rights, and migrant psychosocial adjustment. She has received numerous awards including the Commonwealth of Virginia Commendation Award for human rights work, the State Council for Higher Education of Virginia Outstanding Faculty Award, the GMU Spirit of the King (Martin Luther King) faculty award for work on racial justice, and the GMU Presidential Medal of Honor for Diversity and Inclusion. She is an APA Fellow (Divisions 45 and 52) and the American Counseling Association

Dr. Fred Bemak is Professor Emeritus at George Mason University (GMU) and Founder and Executive Director of Counselors Without Borders. His research focuses on cross-cultural psychology, human rights and social justice. race relations, and migrant mental health. He has received numerous awards including the Commonwealth of Virginia State Council for Higher Education Outstanding Faculty Award; the GMU Presidential Diversity and Inclusion Award; four Fulbright awards (Brazil, Scotland, Turkey, and Malta); a Kellogg Foundation Fellowship in International Leadership and Development (Latin America and the Caribbean); a World Rehabilitation Fund International Exchange of Experts Fellowship (India); and holds an Honorary Distinguished Professorship from Amity University, India. He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association Divisions 17, 45, and 52 and the American Counseling Association.
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