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This fascinating book provides a global exchange of information about counseling activities and services; counselor training; and existing professional practices, beliefs, and values. Native counselors and leading experts from 40 countries discuss the opportunities for growth in their countries and the challenges they face. After an introductory section that discusses global diversity themes and issues, chapters focus on key countries in Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, North America, Oceania, and South and Central America. Each chapter covers the history and current state of counseling in the country, theories and techniques that have been shown to work best in meeting the needs of the population, diversity issues specific to the region, counselor education and training, and possibilities for the future of counseling in the country. A comprehensive list of international resources and counseling organizations is also included.
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Counseling Around the World An International Handbook Editors Thomas H. Hohenshil Norman E. Amundson Spencer G. Niles ••• AMERICAN COUNSELING ASSOCIATION 5999 Stevenson Avenue Alexandria, VA 22304 www.counseling.org Counseling Around the World An International Handbook Copyright © 2013 by the American Counseling Association. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. Except as permitted under the United States Copyright Act of 1976, no part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without the written permission of the publisher. 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 American Counseling Association 5999 Stevenson Avenue Alexandria, VA 22304 Director of Publications • Carolyn C. Baker Production Manager • Bonny E. Gaston Editorial Assistant • Catherine A. Brumley Copy Editor • Beth Ciha Cover and text design by Bonny E. Gaston Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Counseling around the world : an international handbook / editors, Thomas H. Hohenshil, Norman E. Amundson, Spencer G. Niles. p. cm. Includes index. ISBN 978-1-55620-316-9 (alk. paper) 1. Counseling. 2. Cross-cultural counseling. I. Hohenshil, Thomas H. II. Amundson, Norman E. III. Niles, Spencer G. BF636.6.C674 2013 158.3—dc23 2012023713 Table of Contents Foreword Jane E. Myers and Thomas J. Sweeney Acknowledgments About the Editors About the Contributors Section 1 ix xi xiii xv Setting the Stage for Global Counseling Chapter 1 Introduction to Global Counseling Thomas H. Hohenshil, Norman E. Amundson, and Spencer G. Niles 3 Global Diversity Issues in Counseling Sylvia C. Nassar-McMillan, James L. Moore III, Heather A. Warfield, and Renae D. Mayes 9 Chapter 2 Section 2 Counseling in African Countries Chapter 3 Botswana Rex Stockton, Amy Nitza, Kayi Ntinda, and Patricia Ncube 21 Kenya Jane E. Atieno Okech and Muthoni Kimemia 31 Nigeria Aneneosa A. G. Okocha 41 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 iii Table of Contents Chapter 6 South Africa Yegan Pillay and Shannon D. Smith 47 Uganda Ruth M. Senyonyi and Lois Achieng Ochieng 57 Zimbabwe Elias Mpofu, Messiah R. Makuane, Kimberly A. M. Richards, Magen M. Mhaka-Mutepfa, Jabulani Mpofu, Shupikai Zebron, and McLytton Nkonde Clever 65 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Section 3 Counseling in Asian Countries Chapter 9 China Ben K. Lim and Soh-Leong Lim 77 India Sachin Jain and Daya Singh Sandhu 87 Japan Tomoko Kudo Grabosky, Harue Ishii, and Shizuno Mase 97 Chapter 10<