Becoming a Multiculturally Competent Counselor

Becoming a Multiculturally Competent Counselor is a core text for counselor education courses found in departments of counseling and psychology. Changming Duan and Chris Brown use an integrated approach to the development of a strong multicultural counselor identity, providing students with the knowledge and skills that cover all competency areas, as identified by the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP).

Becoming a Multiculturally Competent Counselor is based on a revised version of the theoretical stage model, and pays special attention to all areas of diversity, both nationally and internationally. The book begins with a section devoted to professional counseling, and then transitions to the more defined area of multicultural counseling in the 21^st century. Subsequent sections are devoted to developing the student’s multicultural identity, working with the culturally diverse, and working within social justice and advocacy. There is a skills section that includes case examples, as well as a section that includes the unique feature titled “From the Author’s Chair” in which the editors of the series will interview the authors of each volume.