Culture and the therapeutic process : a guide for mental health professionals / [edited by] Mark M. Leach and Jamie D. Aten.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

An introduction into the practical incorporation of culture into practice / Mark M. Leach and Jamie D. Aten -- Developing therapist self-awareness and knowledge / Mark M. Leach ... [and others] -- Considering culture in the clinical intake interview and report / Lisa Aronson Fontes -- Assessment and diagnosis in a cultural context / Freddy A. Paniagua -- Case conceptualizations of mental health counselors : implications for the delivery of culturally competent care / Madonna G. Constantine ... [and others] -- Treatment planning in a multicultural context : some suggestions for counselors and psychotherapists / Laura R. Johnson and Daya Singh Sandhu -- Cultural encapsulation and decapsulation of therapist trainees / Gargi Roysircar and Peter A. Gill -- Culture and worldview in counseling and psychotherapy : recommended approaches for working with persons from diverse sociocultural backgrounds / Shawn O. Utsey, Nicole Fischer, and Benita Belvet -- Termination within the context of culture : a three-phase model / Charles R. Ridley and Mary Shaw-Ridley -- Looking through a kaleidoscope : a case study / Mary Fukuyama and Emma Phan -- Toward practicing culturally sound counseling : a synthesis of current clinical research and experience / Beverly J. Vandiver and Lonnie E. Duncan.