Gielen Draguns and Fish argue that an understanding of the generalprinciples of multicultural counseling is of great importance to allpractitioners. The lack of... » 

Gielen Draguns and Fish argue that an understanding of the generalprinciples of multicultural counseling is of great importance to allpractitioners. The lack of this knowledge can have several negativeconsequences during therapy including differences in expectations betweencounselor and client misdiagnosis of the clients concerns missed nonverbalcues and the client feeling that she has been misunderstood. This volumefocuses on the general nature of cultural influences in counseling rather thanon counseling specific ethnic groups. Counseling practices from all over theworld not just those of Western society are explored. Bringing together thework of a diverse group of international experts the editors have compiled avolume that is not only concise and teachable but also an essential guidebookfor all mentalhealth professionals. «