It’s not enough to bring an empathic stance to multicultural clients, argues Dr. Derald Wing Sue in this brand-new video interview. The seasoned researcher, clinician, and author of Counseling the Culturally Diverse—the groundbreaking text that, more than three decades after its release, remains the most frequently cited and widely used resource on cross-cultural counseling—maintains that when it comes to working with minority clients, taking a frank, unbiased look at our own place within our culture is crucial for attracting clients of a differing culture to your office, establishing a trusting working alliance, and meeting their ongoing therapeutic needs.
Sue breaks down several of his well-known concepts here, illustrating ideas such as white privilege and its invisibility in traditional clinical theory; the three levels of identification that white therapists tend to miss with minority clients, leading them to feel dismissed and potentially pathologized; and the cumulative microaggresions that plague members of cultural minorities on a daily basis. He also describes why talking about race can be challenging in the consulting room.
In addition to these frameworks, you’ll watch Sue discuss ways to counter this cultural conditioning during clinical training, including his first-of-its-kind program that weaves cross-cultural immersion into multiple aspects of the educational process.
Whether you’re looking to deepen your cultural competence, wanting to learn more about the origin of multicultural counseling theories, or are searching for practical applications for your work with clients, you’ll find plenty to chew on in this riveting interview with a pioneer in our field.
By watching this video, you will:
- Deepen your understanding of white privilege, microagressions, and other important cross-cultural counseling concepts.
- Consider how your own cultural background may be impacting your approach to clinical work.
- Learn tools for developing multicultural competence with diverse client populations.
Length of video: 1:25:00
English subtitles available
Individual ISBN-10 #: 1-60124-386-3
Group ISBN-10 #: 1-60124-387-1
Group ISBN-13 #: 978-1-60124-387-4
Derald Wing Sue is Professor of Psychology and Education in the Department of Counseling and Clinical Psychology at Teachers College and the School of Social Work, Columbia University. He received his PhD from the University of Oregon, and has served as a training faculty member with the Institute for Management Studies and the Columbia University Executive Training Programs. He was the Co-Founder and first President of the Asian American Psychological Association and author of several books, including
Counseling the Culturally Diverse: Theory and Practice,
Overcoming our Racism, and
Understanding Abnormal Behavior.