Difference and Discrimination in Psychotherapy and Counselling

Marshall describes how discrimination, difference, and identity work within the mind-set of therapists and counselors and brings in a note of social reality: we all have our issues. She covers the process of racial and cultural discrimination and how it applies to counseling and psychotherapy, how theories of gender relations apply, the impact of sexuality and homosexuality, and attitudes about mental illness that pervade modern culture. She understands that often even professional communicators cannot talk about their feelings on race, culture, and gender, and proposes techniques and processes that professionals can use to detect and treat their own prejudices or seek the help of appropriate others. Annotation © 2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR