Culture and Identity
Life Stories for Counselors and Therapists
by Anita Jones Thomas, Sara E. Schwarzbaum
3rd Edition
Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc.
Book Details
| Print ISBN | 9781506305677 |
| eText ISBN | 9781506305684 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications, Inc. |
| Publishing Year | 2017 |
| Edition | 3rd Edition |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 464 |
Culture and Identity: Life Stories for Counselors and Therapists, 3rd Edition, is a textbook that examines how cultural dimensions intersect during personal identity formation. Through autobiographical narratives, the volume engages students with real-life experiences centered on race, ethnicity, gender, and social class.
These narrative accounts explore personal challenges involving developmental milestones, family relationships, and critical life events. The text addresses how individuals navigate complex cultural transitions, including experiences of migration, acculturation, and resilience amid oppression.
Case-based chapters pair personal accounts with applied clinical sections detailing assessment methods, interventions, and countertransference. In addition, each clinical story chapter includes a Toolbox Activity component designed to support student practice with therapeutic techniques.
Table of Contents
SECTION I: CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKS
Chapter 1: Self in Context
- • Developmental Processes
- • Development of the Self
- • Development of Self in Context
- • Societal Influences on Development
- • Shifting Selves
- • Resilience
- • What Is Resilience?
- • Factors Associated With Resilience
- • Personal Protective Factors
- • Using Resilience in Treatment
SECTION II: RACE AND ETHNICITY
Chapter 2: Julie’s Story: So What if I’m a Black Woman?
- • Julie’s Story
- • Content Themes
- • Race and Stereotypes
- • Interpersonal Relationships
- • Racism
- • Self-Definition/Authentic Self
- • Clinical Applications
- • Assessment
- • Influence of Race
- • Techniques and Interventions
- • Critical Consciousness and the Authentic Self
- • Racial Heritage
- • Racial Socialization
- • Countertransference
- • Reactions to Racism
- • Race of the Therapist
- • Toolbox Activity—Julie
Chapter 3: Butch’s Story: Who Am I?
- • Butch’s Story
- • Content Themes
- • Contextual Dimensions
- • Family Socialization Patterns
- • Intragroup Differences
- • Self-Image
- • Cultural Homelessness
- • Clinical Applications
- • Assessment
- • Techniques and Interventions
- • Myths About Multiracial Individuals
- • Family and Racial Socialization Processes
- • Countertransference
- • Myths and Misperceptions
- • Issues of Self-Hatred
- • Toolbox Activity—Butch
Chapter 4: Betsie’s Story: I Am 100% Jewish
- • Betsie’s Story
- • Content Themes
- • Pride About Ethnic Background
- • The Connection Between Ethnicity and Family Values
- • Pressure to Conform to Ethnic Values
- • Relationship Between Ethnicity and Religion
- • Relationship Between Sociohistorical Contexts and Identity
- • Clinical Applications
- • Assessment
- • Pride About Ethnic Background
- • Ethnicity, Family Values, and Pressures to Conform
- • Relationship Between Ethnicity, Religion, Sociohistorical Contexts, and Other Variables
- • Techniques and Interventions
- • Countertransference
- • Similar Ethnicity
- • Different Ethnicity
- • Toolbox Activity—Betsie
Chapter 5: Maribel’s Story: When Are You Going to Have Kids?
- • Maribel’s Story
- • Content Themes
- • Ethnicity, Immigration, Social Class, and Racism
- • Ethnicity and Language
- • The Double Life of a Hybrid Identity
- • Gender Role Shifts
- • Clinical Applications
- • Assessment
- • Techniques and Interventions
- • Countertransference
- • Toolbox Activity—Maribel
SECTION III: IMMIGRATION AND ACCULTURATION
Chapter 6: Vu’s Story: I Am an American
- • Vu’s Story
- • Content Themes
- • Forced Migration and Refugee Status
- • Second Language Acquisition
- • Acculturation and Assimilation Processes
- • Survivor Guilt
- • Clinical Applications
- • Assessment
- • Forced Migration and Refugee Status
- • Second Language Acquisition
- • Acculturation Processes and Coping Styles
- • Survivor Guilt
- • Techniques and Interventions
- • Acquire Knowledge of History
- • Psycholinguistic History
- • Countertransference
- • Excessive Curiosity About the Client’s Background
- • Wish to Help Clients Go Back to Their Roots
- • Toolbox Activity—Vu
Chapter 7: Esteban’s Story: Still Uprooted
- • Esteban’s Story
- • Content Themes
- • Tragic Loss
- • Language Loss
- • Language, Acculturation, and Ethnicity
- • Immigration and Social Class
- • Clinical Applications
- • Assessment
- • Language Loss
- • Shifts in Social Class
- • Ethnicity and Acculturation Views
- • Techniques and Interventions
- • Language Switching and Language Mixing
- • Countertransference
- • Sadness or Guilt
- • Denial of Culture
- • Wish to Prove That the Clinician Is Above Prejudice
- • Toolbox Activity—Esteban
Chapter 8: Maria Luz’s Story: Here We Are Not Free
- • Maria Luz’s Story
- • Content Themes
- • Ambivalence
- • Voluntary Versus Involuntary Migration
- • Documented Versus Undocumented Status
- • Language Issues of the First-Generation Immigrant
- • Immigration and Geographic Origin
- • Clinical Applications
- • Assessment
- • Potential for Dropout From Services
- • Beliefs About Mental Health Practices
- • Risk of Dropout From Counseling Services
- • Ambivalence About the Immigration Decision
- • Language Issues
- • Importance of Geographic Origin
- • Documentation Status
- • Techniques and Interventions
- • Pretherapy Orientation
- • Countertransference
- • Clients’ Language, Habits, and Customs
- • Therapist Discomfort and Positive or Negative Stereotypes
- • Toolbox Activity—Maria Luz
Chapter 9: Teresa’s Story: I Didn’t Want to Go to Church on Sunday
- • Teresa’s Story
- • Content Themes
- • First- Versus Second-Generation Immigrants
- • Language Issues of the Second Generation: Loss or Rejection
- • Intergenerational Conflicts and Gender
- • Clinical Applications
- • Assessment
- • Language Issues With the Second Generation
- • Intergenerational Conflicts and Gender Roles
- • Techniques and Interventions
- • Untangling Family Conflicts Based on Second-Generation Choices
- • Countertransference
- • Taking Sides
- • Toolbox Activity—Teresa
SECTION IV: RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY
Chapter 10: Frank’s Story: Hearing God’s Voice
- • Frank’s Story
- • Content Themes
- • Relationship With God
- • Submission in Religion
- • Religion as a Strength or Resource
- • Clinical Applications
- • Assessment
- • Relationship With a Higher Power
- • Existential Questions
- • Religion as Strength
- • Techniques and Interventions
- • Countertransference
- • Discomfort With Religious Discussions
- • Differences in Religious Beliefs
- • Toolbox Activity—Frank
Chapter 11: Bob’s Story: The Good Christian Son
- • Bob’s Story
- • Content Themes
- • Religious Socialization
- • Shift in Religious Identity
- • Internal Migration and Religious Identity
- • Clinical Applications
- • Assessment
- • Techniques and Interventions
- • Countertransference
- • Toolbox Activity—Bob
Chapter 12: Katie’s Story: Catholic and Jewish? How Can It Be?
- • Katie’s Story
- • Was This a “Crisis” of Faith?
- • The Wedding Plans
- • And the Rest of the Story . . . ?
- • Teach Your Children Diligently
- • Practice, Practice, Practice: A Practicing Catholic
- • Content Themes
- • Religious Identity Development
- • Decision Making
- • Family Socialization
- • Influence of Current Events
- • Clinical Applications
- • Assessment
- • Techniques and Interventions
- • Examination of Specific Religious Teachings
- • Interfaith Relationship Issues
- • Countertransference
- • Moral Dilemmas
- • Confusion About Interfaith Differences
- • Toolbox Activity—Katie
Chapter 13: Malia’s Story: Am I American?
- • Malia’s Story
- • Content Themes
- • Process of Identity
- • Acculturation
- • Clinical Applications
- • Assessment
- • Process of Identity
- • Religion
- • Acculturation
- • Techniques and Interventions
- • Countertransference
- • Toolbox Activity—Malia
SECTION V: SOCIAL CLASS
Chapter 14: Carla’s Story: One More Mile
- • Carla’s Story
- • Content Themes
- • The Impact of Poverty
- • Lack of Access to Resources
- • Importance of Education
- • Link to Race/Dominant Values
- • Clinical Applications
- • Assessment
- • Techniques and Interventions
- • Countertransference
- • Toolbox Activity—Carla
Chapter 15: Anthony’s Story: From Radical to Bohemian to Suit Me
- • Anthony’s Story
- • Content Themes
- • Changes in Socioeconomic Status and Social Class
- • Dominant Class Standards
- • Clinical Applications
- • Assessment
- • Techniques and Interventions
- • Dominant Values
- • Budgets
- • Countertransference
- • Differences in Values
- • Classism
- • Toolbox Activity—Anthony
SECTION VI: SEXUAL ORIENTATION
- • Clinical Considerations
Chapter 16: Karen’s Story: Midlife Growing Pains
- • Karen’s Story
- • Content Themes
- • Coming Out
- • Bisexuality
- • Shame and Internal Judgment
- • Clinical Applications
- • Assessment
- • Techniques and Interventions
- • Countertransference
- • Toolbox Activity—Karen
Chapter 17: Rachel’s Story: Nurturing the Spirit
- • Transgender and Intersex Sexuality
- • Implications for Professionals
- • Discussion Questions
- • Rachel’s Story
- • Content Themes
- • Trapped in Wrong Body/Gender Identity
- • Transition
- • Harassment
- • Clinical Applications
- • Assessment
- • Cross-Gender Expression and Transgender Identity
- • Techniques and Interventions
- • Expression and Acceptance of Gender Identity
- • Transitioning and Working Through Harassment
- • Belief in Client Competency
- • Countertransference
- • Toolbox Activity—Rachel
SECTION VII: DISABILITY
Chapter 18: David’s Story: Broken Neck, Intact Spirit
- • David’s Story
- • Content Themes
- • Grief and Loss Issues
- • Adjusting to the Disability
- • Disability Identity Development
- • Discrimination
- • Resilience and Social Justice
- • Clinical Applications
- • Assessment
- • Techniques and Interventions
- • Grief and Loss
- • Fostering Resilience
- • Career Counseling
- • Intersectionality
- • Process of Therapy
- • Countertransference
- • Pity
- • Curiosity
- • Toolbox Activity—David
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