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Jason D. Brown, PhD, is a licensed psychologist and professor at the University of Western Ontario in London, Canada. He teaches in the Counseling Psychology program located in the Faculty of Education. Jason has written books on cultural diversity in counseling and anti-oppressive practice of psychotherapy.

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This book is a guide to critical reflective practice that highlights cultural differences and their impact on the therapeutic relationship. It is designed for therapists in training as well as more experienced practitioners. The book addresses important topics such as power and privilege in relation to class and race, gender and sex, (dis)ability and age. Readers are encouraged to respond to questions about their values and beliefs, worldviews and ideologies, and assumptions about theories of change, as well as their own heath and healing process.

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Chapter 1: Reflective Practice FrameworkWhat is it?What is reflective practice not?Why does it matter?Why critical?Personal Values and ReflexivityCritical ReflectionReflective PracticeApproaches to Reflective PracticeWhy Use Reflective Practice?Barriers to Reflective PracticeHow Has Reflective Practice Changed?Assumptions About Critical Reflective PracticeProgression of Reflective PracticeSummaryDiscussion Questions
Chapter 2: Theories of LearningTheories of Counselling and PsychotherapyExperiential LearningTheory-in-UseCritical ConsciousnessSummaryDiscussion QuestionsChapter 3: Ideologies and WorldviewsPolitical ideologyWorldviewsSummaryDiscussion QuestionsChapter 4. Personality and Culture - Class, Race and EthnicityNature and NurturePersonalityClassRaceEthnicitySummaryDiscussion QuestionsChapter 5: Cultural Self - Gender, Sexual Orientation, (dis)Ability and AgeGenderSexual Orientation(Dis)AbilityAgeSummaryDiscussion QuestionsChapter 6: Intersections and PowerSocial PositionsIdentityDevelopmentIntersectionalityPowerSummaryDiscussion QuestionsChapter 7: Emotions and CountertransferenceEmotion in TherapyEmpathyCountertransferenceSummaryDiscussion QuestionsChapter 8: Woundedness and BoundariesBoundariesSelf-DisclosureDual RelationshipsDecision-MakingAddressing MisstepsSummaryDiscussion QuestionsChapter 9: Caring and CopingCompassionCompassion FatigueStress and BurnoutGrowth-Oriented CopingMeaning-Oriented CopingSelf-Protective CopingSummaryDiscussion QuestionsChapter 10. Change Outside of the Clinical EncounterActivity: The Lottery of BirthCommunity and SocietyNetworking and AdvocacySocial ActionSummarySocial Action Case Examples