Multicultural Counseling in a Divided and Traumatized Society: The Meaning of Childhood and Adolescence in South Africa...

Features

• Cover Type: Hard Cover with 200 pages
• Published by: Greenwood Press April 30, 1996
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0313285543
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0313285547
• Book Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.1 x 0.8 inches
• Weighs: 1 pounds

Product Review
Hickson draws on the extensive South African experience to present a challenging and helpful manual, designed to increase the relevance and effectiveness of counseling interventions in racially divided nations. While Eurocentric approaches may be useful to the white minority, for most of the population they must be replaced.The book is especially helpful in providing awareness and knowledge, making a compelling argument for the mental health worker as advocateChoice

Book Description
This book is developed from the framework of locating childhood and adolescence within the wider context of South African society. The merging world-view and identity of South African children are described. A portion of the book describes the psychological traumas associated with political unrest and a society undergoing major transition, paying particular attention to three major traumas: child abuse and neglect, children who have been the victims of an unjust and inequitable educational system, and children caught in the "war" of political violence. The book addresses issues within the South African context by recognizing the effects of the wider social, economic, and political setting. By promoting a better understanding of diverse cultures, a mechanism is in place for bringing about reconciliation in a divided society.