A practical guide designed to:

• Help mental health professionals conduct in-depth cultural self-assessments in order to identify and address cultural stereotypes, biases, and Western colonizing counseling practices.

• Help avoid Eurocentric practices that can harm clients from other cultures;

suggest additional client self-assessments and resource materials.

• Help present a variety of cultural viewpoints about culture and mental health through brief chapter contributions by individuals who hold diverse world views.

• Discuss research regarding the impact of cultural violence on mental health providers & their clients.

Includes:

• Reflective topics

• Journaling opportunities

• Illustrations

• Clinical anecdotes

• Essays, extensive resource lists

• Photographs to complement
the text

• A practical, easy-too-read, &
user-friendly resource