ABSTRACT

A Practice Beyond Cultural Humility offers specific guidance to support students and practitioners in providing on-going, culturally-attuned professional care.

The book introduces a multicultural diversity-training model named the ORCA-Stance, an intentional practice which brings together four core components: Openness, Respect, Curiosity, and Accountability. Drawing from an array of influences, it showcases work with common clinical populations in a variety of contexts, from private practice to international organizations. Each clinical chapter offers a brief review of information relevant to the population discussed, followed by a case study using the ORCA-Stance, and a summary of recommended best practices. In each case, the practice of the ORCA-Stance is shown to allow relationships to become more culturally sensitive and, therefore, more effective.

A Practice Beyond Cultural Humility provides practical examples, research, and wisdom that can be applied in day-to-day clinical work and will be valuable reading for a wide-range of mental health students and clinicians who seek to continue their professional development.

section II|122 pages

Common Clinical Applications

chapter 5|7 pages

Ethnically Different Clients

Inviting Creativity with Cultural Humility

chapter 6|7 pages

Immigrant Clients

chapter 7|6 pages

Poverty and Homelessness

chapter 9|9 pages

Survivors of Trauma

chapter 10|6 pages

Substance Use Disorders

chapter 11|9 pages

Chronic Pain in Adults

chapter 12|5 pages

Chronic Illness in Youth

chapter 13|10 pages

Body Size and Health

Using the ORCA-Stance to Counteract Weight Discrimination

chapter 14|4 pages

Sexual Struggles

chapter 15|7 pages

Spiritual Struggles

Treading on Sacred Ground

chapter 16|8 pages

Children

chapter 17|9 pages

Tweens

Clinical Praxis for Pre-Adolescents

chapter 18|7 pages

Adolescents and Their Families

chapter 19|9 pages

Couples

chapter 20|8 pages

Divorcing and Stepfamilies

section III|81 pages

Contextual Applications

chapter 26|4 pages

Ethical Dilemmas

chapter 27|6 pages

Clinical Supervision

chapter 28|5 pages

Collaborating with Churches

Strengthening our Communities of Meaning

chapter 30|5 pages

Finding Meaning in Our Workplaces

chapter 31|8 pages

Working with International Religious Organizations 1

An Explorer’s Perspective