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Drawing on over 40 years of experience, Patricia d'Ardenne provides the reader with a unique and practical introduction to counseling and psychotherapy in a world on the move, where ethnic, linguistic, religious, economic, political and environmental differences collide and create a rich and complex setting for contemporary therapeutic practice.
Positioning counseling within the shifting contexts of the modern world, this book: Examines anti-discriminatory practice - its origins and development; The complexities of working effectively with refugees, asylum seekers, vulnerable migrants, and the victims of human trafficking; Considers the needs of the cultural traveler; Address the intricacies of faith and spirituality; Provides a guide to assessing language and the role of interpreters; Addresses ethics, the law and transcultural issues in Healthcare; Looks at the importance of supervision, personal development and self care
Counselling in Transcultural Settings is an essential companion for counselors and psychotherapists at all stages of professional training looking to work beyond their own culture, where the demands of therapy are as dynamic as the political and social contexts within which people seek help.
Transcultural Counselling in Healthcare
Transcultural Counselling in Healthcare
Summary
This chapter addresses how and where the practitioner counsels diverse patients to the benefit of their health outcome. Readers can update their transcultural knowledge, and how this combines with counselling activities, in a range of health settings, from cradle to grave. The counsellor is shown how to make key alliances with families and cultural communities to manage symptoms and lifestyle, promote well-being and adherence to health treatments.
Introduction
When I first worked in East London in 1977, I heard the following true story.
Discussion Points
Who was responsible for this scenario?
How could it have been prevented?
Being unhealthy places a person nearer to social exclusion, and being socially excluded leads to further health disadvantages, which any healthcare system must address within the ...
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