Celebrating its 20th anniversary! The most internationally cited resource in the arena of multicultural counseling, the Handbook of Multicultural Counseling is a resource for researchers, educators, practitioners, and students alike. Continuing to emphasize social justice, research, and application, the Fourth Edition of this best-seller features nearly 80 new contributors of diverse backgrounds, orientations, and levels of experience who provide fresh perspectives to every chapter. Completely updated, this classic text includes new chapters on prevailing social issues and covers the latest advances in theory, ethics, measurement, clinical practice, assessment, and more. “This is the most comprehensive synthesis of cutting edge multicultural counseling research available. This is the gold standard and a must read for anyone working in a human services field.” –Audrey M. Ervin, Delaware Valley College

Affirming Multiple Identities
Affirming Multiple Identities: A Contextual Counseling Perspective

A major objective of the Handbook is to demonstrate the continuing advancement and applicability of multicultural counseling in our diverse society. In line with this objective, Part VI reflects the perspective that it is critical for counseling professionals to think broadly about the various facets of diverse identities that may be relevant in the provision of psychological interventions. To this end, this section highlights various aspects of identity including immigration status, LGBTQ, older adults, disability, disaster survivors, and members of Middle Eastern and North African communities.

In the chapter titled “Immigrants and Refugees: A Contextual Counseling Perspective,” Tummala-Narra and Deshpande address various aspects of the immigrant and refugee experiences in relation to multicultural counseling. Acculturative stress ...

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