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Becoming culturally oriented: practical advice for psychologists and educators
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Publisher
American Psychological Association
Publication Date
c2007
Language
English
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Table of Contents
From the Book - 1st ed.
1. Introduction to Multicultural-Centered Practices
Demographic Changes
Implications for Psychology
Background of the "Guidelines on Multicultural Education, Training, Research, Practice, and Organizational Change for Psychologists"
The Theoretical and Empirical Basis for the Book
Summary
2. Evaluating Cultural Identity and Biases
Competency Statements
Cultural Self-Awareness and Knowledge of Others
Minority and Racial Cultural Identity Development
Positioning and the Emotions
Roadblocks to Multicultural Self-Development
Summary
3. Psychologists in Cross-Cultural Interactions With Others
Competency Statements
Interacting Worldviews in Cross-Cultural Relationships
Effects of Microaggressions
Contributing Factors to Ethnocentric Worldviews
Cross-Cultural Communication Norms
Unconscious Dynamics and Their Effects
Aversive Racism
Negative Effects of Social Control
Invisibility Syndrome
Intergroup Contact
Summary
4. Implications for Psychologists as Practitioners
Competency Statements
Overview
Case Vignette 1. Carmen
Case Vignette 2. Vera
Case Vignette 3. Harold
Client in Context
Assessment
Interventions
Summary
5. Implications for Psychologists as Educators
Competency Statements
Overview
Rationale
Infusing a Multiculturally Centered Perspective Into Psychological Curricula
Teaching Strategies for a Multiculturally Centered Approach
Summary
6. Implications for Psychologists as Researchers
Competency Statements
Overview: Race-Ethnicity and Psychological Research
Case Vignette 1. Marlene
Case Vignette 2. Julia
Research Assumptions and Design
Dissemination
Summary
7. Psychologists as Organizational Change Agents
Competency Statements
Psychologists as Organizational Change Agents
Case Vignette 1. Midwest State University
Reflection on Case Vignette 1
Planning for Multicultural Organizational Change
Engaging in a Multicultural Organizational Development
Case Vignette 2. The Center for Healthy Living
Clarifying Motivating Factors
Building Knowledge by Assessing Needs
Other Considerations in a Multicultural Organizational Transformation Process
Leadership
The Future of Multicultural Organizational Development
Summary
8. Concluding Thoughts: Psychology as a Transformed Profession
Competency Statements
Overview
Future Directions
Blueprint for Change in Organizations
Summary
Closing Thoughts
Appendix A. Checklist for Culturally Competent Practice
Appendix B. The Empowerment Workshops' Workforce Diversity Audit: An Organizational Self-Assessment
References
Index
About the Authors
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9781591474241
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