Intersectional Counseling Skills

Featuring chapters written by experts in the field, Intersectional Counseling Skills: The Journey to Becoming a Culturally Inclusive Counselor equips readers with the knowledge and skillsets they need to develop into culturally competent practitioners, covering basic skill development to successfully integrating advanced therapeutic techniques. It features critical traditional counseling information integrated with evidence-based technique and practices inspired by the multicultural and social justice competencies.

Opening chapters provide readers with a historical overview of the field, introduce practical aspects of counseling, and address the therapeutic relationship. Additional chapters examine the various professional roles of the counselor, clinical techniques and culturally relevant approaches, invitational skills, reflecting feelings and meaning, paraphrasing and summarizing, challenging, and goal setting. Readers learn about termination, assessment and diagnosis, creativity, wellness, and working with athletes. .

Written with the goal of shaping beginner helpers into more culturally attuned, responsive, and reflective practitioners, Intersectional Counseling Skills is an essential textbook for foundational courses in the discipline. It is also an excellent resource for counselor educators, supervisors, and practitioners to enhance their teaching and practice.

Contents and Contributors Include:

Preface
Chapter 1. Intersectionality as a Foundation for Counseling Techniques - James Rujimora, LMHC; Sravya Gummaluri, LAC, NCC; DeJaunté Marquel Reynolds-Villarreal; and S. Kent Butler, Jr., NCC, NCSC
Chapter 2. Integrating Ethics into Skill Building - Barbara Herlihy and Madelyn Duffey
Chapter 3. Humanistic Aspects of Counseling - Jung (June) H. Hyun, Ph.D., LMHC, NCC, Dr. Ashlei R. Petion, LPC, NCC, and Marshaya Rountree
Chapter 4. The Therapeutic Relationship - Dr. Adkison-Johnson, Dr. Ngadjui, and Dr. Peterson
Chapter 5. Professional Roles - Dr. Kristy Christopher-Holloway, Dr. A’tasha M. Christian, and Erin Coleman
Chapter 6. The Use of Clinical Techniques/Culturally Relevant Approaches - Dr. Seneka Gainer, Dr. Aishwarya Joshi, and Dr. Amirah Nelson
Chapter 7. Invitational Skills as a Precursor to Counselors’ Efforts to Broach Racial, Ethnic, and Cultural Factors With Clients - Robtrice Brawner and Norma L. Day-Vines
Chapter 8. Paraphrasing and Summarizing - Dr. Ann Shillingford, Dr. LoriAnn Stretch, Timothy Eng, M.S., and Dr. Mary Hinson
Chapter 9. Reflecting Feelings from a Multicultural and Social Justice Perspective - Anna Locke, Azilde Sanchez, Ana Barend, Daniel Kimonyi, Bosede Balogun, Samantha Perez, and Andrew Erway
Chapter 10. Reflection of Meaning - Dr. Amanda DiLorenzo-Garcia, Dr. Jessica Tinstman Jones, Dr. Gelawdiyos Haile, Dr. Everette Coffman, Dr. Amber S. Haley, and Brooke Alker
Chapter 11. Challenging Skills - Dr. Tristen Hyatt and Dr. Clay Rowell
Chapter 12. Goal Setting - Dr. Letitia Browne-James, Shannon Kratky, and Dr. Karla Sapp
Chapter 13. Reframing Termination through a Culture-Centered Lens - Dr. Ebony E. White, Selma d. Yznaga, Deryl F. Bailey, Ashley D. Holmes Cosby, and Tabitha Rodriguez
Chapter 14. Assessment and Diagnosis in Counseling - Jessi Budyka, LPC, NCC, and Marty Jencius, Ph.D. NCC
Chapter 15. Creativity - Dr. Nivischi N. Edwards, Dr. Lynn Bohecker, Keyona Harper, and Monique Barber
Chapter 16. Sports Counseling Techniques - Dr. Taunya Marie Tinsley and Dr. Michelle D. Ellis
Appendix: Wellness as a Critical Clinical Technique - Kellie N. Kirksey, Ph.D., LPCC-S, CRC
Index
About the Editors
About the Contributors