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KEY FEATURES: Material based on empirical findings as well as first-hand experiences makes the book a valuable resource for both guiding and inspiring readers. Connection of current debates with an analysis of the cultural healing practices of Far East Asian communities provides a critical point of departure for highlighting challenges and transformations within the field of health and mental health. Discussion of a range of issues makes the book relevant to scholars, researchers, practitioners, and students in training in the various health and mental health fields, as well as mental health clinicians, nurses, doctors, psychiatrists, counselors, psychotherapists, social workers, and others. Exploration of research, theories, and practices extends beyond Asian groups to include all types of patients, clients, and groups. Chapter-ending discussion questions prompt readers to reflect and think critically about the material covered.
Infusing Asian Healing Traditions Into Counseling Psychology
Infusing Asian Healing Traditions Into Counseling Psychology
Despite the growing attention and openness toward indigenous, cultural forms of healing and the prevalent use of traditional methods of healing worldwide, exposure to and analysis of the intersection between traditional therapies and the practices of counseling psychology remain very limited. At the present time, there have been only a handful of published articles specifically addressing the interconnection and infusion between indigenous healing, which include Asian traditions and counseling psychology.1 In fact, a recent survey of the contents of multicultural course syllabi in counseling psychology and counselor education graduate programs in the United States showed that ...
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