The Oxford Handbook of Feminist Counseling Psychology

Multicultural and feminist perspectives are characterized by a variety of similarities, and the integration of multicultural and feminist perspectives in counseling psychology has been a key aim of those in these fields for decades. However, the effective implementation this approach often has been proven challenging and elusive, with difficulties defining the complexity of feminist and multicultural factors in inclusive and meaningful ways. Rising to the challenging of integrating multicultural and feminist perspectives, this book features the accumulated knowledge of approximately 40 years of scholarship that flows out of feminist and multicultural efforts within counseling psychology. It brings a feminist multicultural perspective to core domains within counseling psychology such as ethical frameworks, lifespan development, identify formation and change, growth-oriented and ecological assessment, and career theory and practice. Emphasis is placed on the intersections among social identities related to gender, ethnicity/race, sexual orientation, social class and socioeconomic status, religion, disability, and nationality. Chapters provide insights and perspectives about specific groups of women include African American women, Latinas, women with disabilities, women in poverty, women who have experienced trauma, and American Muslim women. Also featured are a range of additional multicultural feminist psychological practices such as feminist multicultural mentoring, teaching, training, and social activism. Affectively blending multicultural and feminist approaches, the theme of working toward social justice for all people permeates all chapters of this handbook.

Part One: Foundations of Feminist Multicultural Counseling Psychology; 1. Feminist Multicultural Psychology: Evolution, Change, and Challenge; Carolyn Zerbe Enns, Elizabeth Nutt Williams, and Ruth E. Fassinger; 2. Feminist and Multicultural Ethics in Counseling Psychology; Mary M. Brabeck and Kalina M. Brabeck; 3. Lifespan Development: Childhood, Adolescence, and Adulthood; Cindy L. Juntunen and Stephanie San Miguel Bauman; 4. Gender and Mental Health in Ecological/Sociocultural Context; Julie R. Ancis and M. Meghan Davidson; 5. Critical Questioning of Social and Feminist Identity Development Literature: Themes, Principles, and Tools; Ann R. Fischer and Kurt A. DeBord; Part Two: Feminist Multicultural Counseling Psychology and Specific Social Identities; 6. From Hottentot to Superwoman: Issues of Identity and Mental Health for African American Women; Suzette L. Speight, Denise A. Isom, and Anita J. Thomas; 7. Feminist Counseling Psychology and Lesbians, Bisexual Women, and Transgender Persons; Dawn M. Szymanski and Angela N. Hilton; 8. Feminist Multicultural Counseling Psychology and Poverty; Laura Smith, Lauren Appio, and Jennifer Chang; 9. Realidades Culturales y Identidades Dimensionadas: The Complexities of Latina Diversities; Alberta M. Gloria and Jeanett Castellanos; 10. Asian American Women's Feminism: Sociopolitical History and Clinical Considerations; Lisa A. Suzuki, Muninder K. Ahluwalia, and Anjali Alimchandani; 11. Women With Disabilities: The Cultural Context of Disability, Feminism, Able-Bodied Privilege, and Microaggressions; Barbara J. Palombi; 12. Feminist Multicultural Counseling Psychology with American Muslim Women; Amina Mahmood; 13. Feminist Multicultural Counseling Psychology in Transnational Contexts; Sharon G. Horne and Kiran S.K. Arora; Part Three: Feminist Multicultural Counseling Psychology Applications: Theory, Research, and Practice; 14. Feminist Vocational/Career Theory and Practice; Gail Hackett and Julie D. Kohlhart; 15. Career Issues and Challenges Viewed Through a Feminist Multicultural Lens: Work-Life Interface and Sexual Harassment; Alayne J. Ormerod, Dana L. Joseph, Lauren M. Weitzman, and Erin Winterrowd; 16. Feminist Therapy in Counseling Psychology; Pam A. Remer and Katharine Hahn; 17. Feminist Therapy with Male Clients: Empowering Men to Be Their Whole Selves; Laurie B. Mintz and David Tager; 18. Political Analysis: Cornerstone of Feminist Multicultural Counseling and Psychotherapy; Susan L. Morrow and Donna Hawxhurst; 19. Feminist Couples and Family Counseling In Multiple Contexts; Roberta L. Nutt; 20. Feminist Counseling with Traumatized Individuals; Christine A. Courtois; 21. Feminist Multicultural Perspectives on Body Image and Eating Disorders in Women; Susan Kashubeck-West and Lori Tagger; Part Four: Education, Advocacy, and Social Justice; 22. Feminist, Multicultural, and Social Justice Pedagogies in Counseling Psychology; Ada L. Sinacore, Freda Ginsberg, and Anusha Kassan; 23. Multicultural Feminist Training, Supervision, and Continuing Education: Concepts, Competencies, and Challenges; Marie L. Miville; 24. Feminist Multicultural Mentoring in Counseling Psychology; Barbara Gormley; 25. Activism, Advocacy, and Social Justice in Feminist Multicultural Counseling Psychology; Kathryn L. Norsworthy, Elizabeth M. Abrams, and Stefanie Lindlau; Part Five: Afterword; 26. Making the Political Personal; Elizabeth Nutt Williams and Carolyn Zerbe Enns

Carolyn Zerbe Enns, Ph.D., is Professor of Psychology and a contributor to the ethnic studies and women's studies programs at Cornell College. Elizabeth Nutt Williams, Ph.D., is Professor of Psychology at St. Mary's College of Maryland.