Counseling and Psychotherapy for South Asian Americans

Identity, Psychology, and Clinical Implications

Ulash Thakore-Dunlap, Devika Srivastava, Nita Tewari, Ulash Thakore-Dunlap, Devika Srivastava, Nita Tewari

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2022
• ISBN:
  9781000775990
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Psychology
• Subtopic: Psychotherapy Counselling
• Index: Psychology

This essential text explores what it means to be a South Asian American living in the US while seeking, navigating and receiving psychological, behavioral or counseling services. It delves into a range of issues including cultural identity, racism, colorism, immigration, gender, sexuality, parenting, and caring for older adults.

Chapter authors provide research literature, clinical and cultural considerations for interviewing and treatment planning, case examples, questions for reflection, suggested readings, and resources. The book also includes insights on the future of South Asian American mental health, social justice, advocacy, and public policy.

Integrating theory, research, and application, this book serves as a clinical guide for therapists, instructors, professors and supervisors in school/university counseling centers working with South Asian American clients, as well as for counseling students.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• Preface
• Foreword
• Acknowledgments
• Editors
• List of Contributors
• 1 South Asian American Counseling and Psychology
• 2 Casteism, Colonization, and Colorism
• 3 Implications of Immigration, Racism, and the Current Sociopolitical Climate
• 4 South Asian American Identity
• 5 South Asian American Multiracial, Multi-Heritage, and Diaspora Identities
• 6 Impact of Gender Socialization and Cultural Norms on South Asian Americans
• 7 South Asian American LGBTQIA+ People and Communities: Developing Spaces of Empowerment and Liberation in Mental Health Settings
• 8 Religion, Spirituality, and Clinical Implications
• 9 South Asian American Marriages and Dating
• 10 Considerations for South Asian American Parenting and Families
• 11 Counseling South Asian American Youth
• 12 Counseling Older South Asian Americans
• 13 Exploring the Nuanced South Asian American Therapeutic Relationship
• 14 South Asian American Political Movements and Mental Health: The Importance of Advocacy, Social Justice, and Public Policy
• Index