Cultural Competence, Mark Nickerson (Paperback)

Now in its second edition, this groundbreaking text continues to offer guiding direction on the frontiers of culturally informed EMDR therapy and the treatment of culturally based trauma and adversity.

Over twenty-five authors combine to address a diverse range of current and emerging topics. Ten new second edition chapters include a call for broader recognition of culturally based trauma and adversity within the trauma field, the core human need for connection and belonging, and strategies for clinician self-reflection in developing a culturally competent clinical practice that is multicultural inclusive, actively anti-oppressive, and grounded in cultural humility. Other new chapters offer considerations in working with Black, American Indian, Asian-American, and Latinx clients; immigration challenges; and social class identity.

Overall, this softcover book provides graspable conceptual frameworks, useful language and terminology, in-depth knowledge about specific cultural populations, clinical examples, practical intervention protocols and strategies, research citations, and additional references. This text speaks not only to EMDR practitioners but has been recognized as a groundbreaking work for therapists in clinical practice. Purchase includes digital access for use on most mobile devices or computers.

New to the Second Edition:
1. Ten new chapters addressing timely topics
2. Ten themes of Culturally Based Trauma and Adversity (CBTA)
3. Considerations for working with Black, American Indian, Asian-American, Latinx clients, and other racial/ethnic populations
4. Exploration of social class related experiences and identities
5. Challenges related to immigration and acculturation

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Editor/Author
Mark Nickerson, LICSW, is a psychotherapist, clinical consultant, and trainer with a specialty in trauma treatment. He has more than 40 years of clinical experience and is based in Amherst, MA, US. Nickerson is a graduate of Wesleyan University and the University of Michigan School of Social Work. He is a former president of the EMDR International Association, where he has served on the Board for eight years. He is a senior EMDR therapy trainer for the EMDR Institute. Nickerson conducts EMDR and other trainings nationally and internationally. Training topics include educational trainings and experiential workshops designed to explore cultural identity, address the effects of socially based trauma and adversity, dismantle prejudice and inspire socially responsive action. Trained as a social worker, Nickerson has a long-standing commitment to understanding personal issues within the context of family, cultural, and societal systems. Nickerson is author of The Wounds Within (2015: Skyhorse), an exposé on the challenges for war veterans and their families. The second edition of Cultural Competence and Healing Culturally Based Trauma With EMDR was published in 2023 (first edition, 2017).

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