Main description:

This book is a guide to critical reflective practice that highlights cultural differences and their impact on the therapeutic relationship. It is designed for therapists in training as well as more experienced practitioners. The book addresses important topics such as power and privilege in relation to class and race, gender and sex, (dis)ability and age. Readers are encouraged to respond to questions about their values and beliefs, worldviews and ideologies, and assumptions about theories of change, as well as their own heath and healing process.

Contents:

Chapter 1: Reflective Practice FrameworkWhat is it?What is reflective practice not?Why does it matter?Why critical?Personal Values and ReflexivityCritical ReflectionReflective PracticeApproaches to Reflective PracticeWhy Use Reflective Practice?Barriers to Reflective PracticeHow Has Reflective Practice Changed?Assumptions About Critical Reflective PracticeProgression of Reflective PracticeSummaryDiscussion Questions
Chapter 2: Theories of LearningTheories of Counselling and PsychotherapyExperiential LearningTheory-in-UseCritical ConsciousnessSummaryDiscussion Questions Chapter 3: Ideologies and WorldviewsPolitical ideologyWorldviewsSummaryDiscussion Questions Chapter 4. Personality and Culture - Class, Race and EthnicityNature and NurturePersonalityClassRaceEthnicitySummaryDiscussion Questions Chapter 5: Cultural Self - Gender, Sexual Orientation, (dis)Ability and AgeGenderSexual Orientation(Dis)AbilityAgeSummaryDiscussion Questions Chapter 6: Intersections and PowerSocial PositionsIdentityDevelopmentIntersectionalityPowerSummaryDiscussion Questions Chapter 7: Emotions and CountertransferenceEmotion in TherapyEmpathyCountertransferenceSummaryDiscussion Questions Chapter 8: Woundedness and BoundariesBoundariesSelf-DisclosureDual RelationshipsDecision-MakingAddressing MisstepsSummaryDiscussion Questions Chapter 9: Caring and CopingCompassionCompassion FatigueStress and BurnoutGrowth-Oriented CopingMeaning-Oriented CopingSelf-Protective CopingSummaryDiscussion Questions Chapter 10. Change Outside of the Clinical EncounterActivity: The Lottery of BirthCommunity and SocietyNetworking and AdvocacySocial ActionSummarySocial Action Case Examples