Overcoming unintentional racism in counseling and therapy; a practitioner's guide to intentional intervention, 2d ed

SciTech Book News, June, 2005

BF637

2004-024598

0-7619-1981-3

Overcoming unintentional racism in counseling and therapy; a practitioner's guide to intentional intervention, 2d ed.

Ridley, Charles R. (Multicultural aspects of counseling; 5)

Sage Publications, [c]2005

272 p.

$69.95

Diverging from theories that explain racism and other forms of oppression in terms of the causes of behavior, Ridley (counseling psychology, Indiana U.-Bloomington) examines racism in mental health counselors and institutions in light of its effects, emphasizing unintentional racism. He writes for counselors, social workers, nurses, ministers, and students in those fields. This second edition adds a section moving beyond the behaviors of individual practitioners to the policies and procedures of institutions.