Organized around the latest CACREP Standards, this timely book covers the core concepts, theories, and skills of multicultural and social justice counseling. With a focus on helping readers develop their multicultural professional identities, the authors conceptualize multicultural identity development as the foundation for comprehending the pervasive impact of social privilege and oppression and developing competencies to effectively work with the culturally diverse. Case illustrations, exercises, and an emphasis on reflective practice foster a true understanding and application of concepts.

Becoming a Multiculturally Competent Counselor is part of theSAGE Counseling and Professional Identity Series, which targets specific competencies identified by CACREP (Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs). To learn more about each text in the series, please visit www.sagepub.com/cpiseries.

KEY FEATURES:

• Thorough integration of the latest CACREP Standards for developing professional identity
  
• An emphasis on cultivating one’s own multicultural identity in developing the skill set needed to best serve culturally diverse clients
  
• A unique focus on social oppression as the most important contextual factor for marginalized populations to help readers develop a complete and accurate understanding of what it is to be a multicultural counselor
  
• Specific strategies for integrating social justice into all counseling activities
• A clear working definition of “multicultural counseling” (a concept not well defined in the literature) provided in Chapter 5
  
• Special attention to all areas of diversity as identified by the U.S. federal government and embraced by the American Counseling Association, including both national and international contexts
  
• Case illustrations, guided practice exercises, and reflection questions that foster the application of concepts and the development of critical thinking skills
  
• Text authors who are instructors as well as practitioners in the field, furthering the theme of professional development and advocacy for the profession
  
• Online instructor and open-access student resources that provide additional support for the text
  

Becoming a Multiculturally Competent Counselor is part of theSAGE Counseling and Professional Identity Series, which targets specific competencies identified by CACREP (Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs). To learn more about each text in the series, please visit www.sagepub.com/cpiseries.

For Instructors Teaching a Single Course

The Series features eleven texts that address each of the foundational skill areas necessary for professional identity development. In each text, you'll find:

• An emphasis on counseling as a reflective practice in both course progression and professional settings
• A focus on applying theory to practice
• An integration of CACREP Standards
• A diverse and respected group of authors, most of whom are practitioners and educators
• Instructor resources (password protected) and student resources (open access) that provide robust pedagogical support

For Curriculum Developers

A common set of features span all texts in the Series, offering instructors and students a consistent approach to foundational content. Features include:

• The fostering of the student's professional identity using the ethical guidelines and CACREP standards that guide the counseling profession
• A blend of contemporary theory with current research and empirical support
• Case illustrations and guided practice exercises to help students translate theory and research into professional decision making and application
• An assimilation of concepts and constructs that move students to higher levels of cognitive and affective competence
• An emphasis on the need for and means of demonstrating accountability
• Instructor (password protected) and student resources (open access) that provide robust pedagogical support