Multicultural Counseling and Psychotherapy: A Lifespan Approach - Paperback

by Leroy G. Baruth (Author), M. Lee Manning (Author)

Multicultural Counseling and Psychotherapy, 6th ed, offers counseling students and professionals a distinctive lifespan approach that emphasizes the importance of social justice and diversity in mental health practice. Chapters include case studies, reflection questions, and examinations of current issues in the field. Each chapter also discusses the ways in which a broad range of factors--including sexuality, race, gender identity, and socioeconomic conditions--affect clients' mental health, and gives students the information they need to best serve clients from diverse backgrounds.

Author Biography

Leroy G. Baruth is professor and chair of the department of human development and psychological counseling in the Reich College of Education at Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina. He received his doctorate from the University of Arizona in Tucson.

M. Lee Manning is professor and eminent scholar in the department of teaching and learning in the Darden College of Education at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia. He received his doctorate from the University of South Carolina in Columbia, South Carolina, and has published more than 175 journal articles and 35 books.