A Cultural Humility and Social Justice Approach to Psychotherapy

In A Cultural Humility and Social Justice Approach to Psychotherapy, Anu Asnaani provides an applied guide for working with clients from a diverse set of intersectional identities within the context of evidence-based practice. Drawing on her extensive clinical experience and ongoing research, Asnaani presents practical ways to engage in culturally humble, socially just clinical practice. Suitable for a broad range of mental health practitioners providing evidence-based clinical care for individuals with psychological disorders, this book includes worksheets, reflection exercises, and short-hand figures, making these concepts as easy-to-use in clinical practice as possible.

Anu Asnaani, Ph.D., is a licensed Clinical Psychologist and an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, where she directs the Treatment Mechanisms, Community Empowerment, and Technology Innovations (TCT) laboratory. She was previously an Assistant Professor at University of Pennsylvania from 2013-2018. She completed her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Boston University in 2013, and her clinical internship from the Brown Alpert Medical School. Her research focuses on understanding the underlying mechanisms of effective treatments for affective disorders and ways to optimize such treatments for diverse local and global communities to address ongoing health disparities in such settings.

- Acknowledgements - Foreword - Dr. Pamela Hays - Introduction and Overview of Topic - Chapter 1: Guideline 1 - Exploring Your Own Cultural Identity, Beliefs and Biases Before Providing Therapy - Chapter 2: Guideline 2 - Practicing Cultural Humility as a Continuous Process - Chapter 3: Guideline 3 - Balancing Culturally-Informed and Individualized Assessment of the Presenting Problem - Chapter 4: Guideline 4 - Engaging in Self-Education about Specific Cultural Norms Using a Variety of Sources - Chapter 5: Guideline 5 - Addressing Stigma and Other Cultural Barriers to Psychological Treatment - Chapter 6: Guideline 6 - Exploring the Impact of Discrimination and Microaggressions on Therapy - Chapter 7: Guideline 7 - Identifying and Incorporating Cultural Strengths and Resources into Treatment - Chapter 8: Utilizing the Guidelines to Enhance Relapse Prevention and Maintenance of Treatment Gains - Chapter 9: Considerations for the Supervisory Relationship with Diverse Trainees and their Diverse Clients - Chapter 10: Final Thoughts - Appendix - Index