Full Description
This book presents and illustrates practice guidelines for working with diverse groups of women. Drawing on psychological, multicultural, and feminist research, the chapters consider many of the unique concerns of specific groups of women, including Black/African-American women Latinas lesbian, bisexual, and transgender women Asian-Pacific Islander women Native women women with disabilities and women in transnational and international contexts.
Ample case studies apply the guidelines, emphasizing how practitioners can use clients amp rsquo strengths and resilience to promote empowerment.
Contents
Contributors
Series Foreword
Acknowledgments
Transforming Psychological Practice With Women: An Introduction
Joy K. Rice, Carolyn Zerbe Enns, and Roberta L. Nutt
Working With Diverse Women: Tools for Assessment and Conceptualization
Carolyn Zerbe Enns, Joy K. Rice, and Roberta L. Nutt
Women and Girls of Black/African Descent
Wendi S. Williams
The Mosaic of Latinas in the United States: Psychological Practice With Latina Women and Girls
Dianna Marisol Gonz amp aacute lez, Carrie L. Casta amp ntilde eda-Sound, and Rachel L. Navarro
Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Women
Connie R. Matthews
The Intersection of Gender and Ethnicity: Asian amp ndash Pacific Islander American Women
Phi Loan Le and Khanh T. Dinh
Women With Disabilities: Affirmative Practice and Assessment
Martha E. Banks, Kathleen S. Brown, Linda R. Mona, and Rosalie J. Ackerman
Psychological Practice With Native Women
Wendy M. K. Peters, Kee J. E. Straits, and Pilar E. Gauthier
Transnational Psychological Practice With Women: Perspectives From East Asia and Japan
Sayaka Machizawa and Carolyn Zerbe Enns
Inclusive and Affirmative Psychological Practice: Unifying Themes
Joy K. Rice, Carolyn Zerbe Enns, and Roberta L. Nutt
Index
About the Editors
