The Convergence of Race, Ethnicity, and Gender 5/e

Tracy Robinson-Wood is a professor in the Department of Applied Psychology at Northeastern University. She is author of The Convergence of Race, Ethnicity, and Gender: Multiple Identities in Counseling. The fifth edition, to be published by SAGE, is anticipated in 2016. Her research interests focus on the intersections of race, gender, sexuality, and class in psychosocial identity development. She has developed the Resistance Modality Inventory (RMI), a psychometrically valid measure of psychological resistance based upon a theory of resistance she co-developed for black girls and women to optimally push back against racism, sexism, classism, and other forms of oppression. Her research is also focused on parents' racial socialization messages within interracial families, and the relational, psychological, and physiological impact of microaggressions on highly educated racial, gender, and sexual minorities. Prior to Northeastern University, Dr. Robinson-Wood was a professor in the Department of Counselor Education at North Carolina State University. A California native, Dr. Robinson-Wood earned her undergraduate degree in Psychology and Communication from Azusa Pacific University in Azusa, CA. Her graduate degrees are in Human Development and Psychology from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. She and her husband are proud parents of twin daughters.

Part I: The Mental Health Professional and Diversity Chapter 1: You, The Mental Health Professional, and Diversity in Mental Health Practice The Mental Health Profession Chapter 2: Multicultural Competencies: Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes Multicultural Competencies Competency Guidelines, Benchmarks, and Standards Diversity Training Assessment and Research Implications for Mental Health Professionals Case Study Chapter 3: Multiple Identities Multicultural Counseling and Psychology Defined Diversity: An Overview A B C Dimensions Conceptualization of the Self Images of Diversity Implications for Mental Health Professionals Case Study Chapter 4: Identities as Status Identities as Status: The Contextual and Social Construction of Differences Model Assumptions of Hierarchical Socialization Patterns Implications for Mental Health Professionals Case Study Part II: Our People Chapter 5: People of Native American and Alaskan Native Descent History Geography and Demography Social, Psychological, and Physical Health Issues Acculturation Cultural Philosophies and Values Implications for Mental Health Professionals Case Study Chapter 6: People of Spanish and Latino Descent The Spanish, Portuguese, Indians, Asians, and Africans Migratory Patterns from Mexico Demography Geography Social, Psychological, and Physical Health Issues Migration and Acculturation Cultural Orientation and Values Implications for Mental Health Professionals Case Study Chapter 7: People of African Descent History, 500-1500 AD The Slave Trade Resistance to Slavery Demographic Trends Social, Psychological, and Physiological Health Issues Cultural Orientation and Values Implications for Mental Health Professionals Case Study Chapter 8: People of Asian Descent, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders History Demography Social, Psychological, and Physical Health Issues Acculturation and Experiences in America Cultural Orientation and Values Asian American Identity Development Implications for Mental Health Professionals Case Study Chapter 9: People of the Middle East and Arab Americans The Africans, Asians, Europeans, and Arabs Muslims and Arabs: Differences and Similarities Migratory Patterns from the Middle East Demography U.S. Census Bureau Classification as White Social, Psychological, and Physical Health Issues Cultural Orientation and Values Implications for Mental Health Professionals Case Study Chapter 10: People of European Descent History and Immigration Geography and Demography Social, Psychological, and Physical Health Issues The Meaning of Whiteness White Racial Identity Development White Privilege and Colorblindness Implications for Mental Health Professionals Case Study Chapter 11: People of Jewish Descent History of Migragration and Accultration Defining Judaism The Meaning of Being Jewsih Shoah (The Holocaust) Demography Social, Psychological, and Physical Health Issues Cultural Orientation and Values Implications for Mental Health Professionals Case Study Part III: Converging Identities Chapter 12: Converging Race The Social Construction of Race Race and Science Origins of Racial Groups On Race, Ethnicity, and Difference Implications for Mental Health Professionals Case Study Chapter 13: Converging Biracial and Multicultural Identities Definitions Demography The One-Drop Rule The Fluidity of Race Racial Socialization Multiracial and Biracial Identity Development Research and Biracial and Multiracial Populations Implications for Mental Health Professionals Case Study Chapter 14: Converging Gender Gender Definitions Gender and Biology The Social Construction of Gender Undoing Gender Sex and Gender Roles Gender and Emotion Gender and the Body Gender and Experiences in Therapy Gender Identity Models Implications for Mental Health Professionals Case Study Chapter 15: Converging Sexuality Definitions and Terminology Narrative Questions The Importance of a Focus on Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Issues in Mental Health Diversity Developmental Processes Counseling LGBT Populations of Color Implications for Mental Health Professionals Case Study Chapter 16: Converging Socioeconomic Class The Invisibility of Class as a Variable in Counseling The Intersection of Class Class: An Identity Construct Middle-Class Bias and Counselor Training The Fluidity of Class Middle-Class Bias and Ethical Standards Classism Implications for Mental Health Professionals Case Study Chapter 17: Converging Disability Understanding Disability Disabilities and Children in Schools Adults and Disabilities Veterans Disability Studies The Social Construction of Disability Alzheimers Perfection, Beauty, and the Able Body Implications for Counselors and Psychologists Case Study Chapter 18: Converging Spirituality Spirituality and Religion Defined Spirituality, Therapy, and Cultural Considerations Diverse Healing Strategies Implications for Mental Health Professionals Case Study Chapter 19: Converging Social Justice in Diversity Practice Social Justice and Empowerment Power and Powerlessness Social Justice and the Therapeutic Process Feminist Therapy and Social Justice Patient Navigation: Social Justice Example Implications for Mental Health Professionals Case Study