Towards a culturally-informed counselling and psychotherapy

Title

Towards a culturally-informed counselling and psychotherapy

Creator

Thomas T.M.; Gopal B.; Sasidharan T.

Description

Indigenizing health psychological practices in the background of cultural diversity in India needs to address the tremendous resources of healing practices embedded in the Indian traditions. Looking for cultural imprints in mental health has received attention among academicians and researchers in the last two decades significantly. Teaching, training and practice of counseling and psychotherapy has also greatly been benefitted and progressed eventually. Several academic and research initiatives have been taken to build a culturally informed counseling and psychotherapy in India. There is need to internalize cultural differences and incorporating them consciously in the training and practice of therapy. A cultural sensitive approach in counseling and psychotherapy is mindful of the observance of a community-oriented perspective. Springer (India) Pvt. Ltd., part of Springer Nature 2018.

Source

Psychosocial Interventions for Health and Well-Being, pp. 241-252.

Date

2018-01-01

Publisher

Springer India

Subject

Counseling; Culture; Mental health; Psychotherapy

Coverage

Thomas T.M., Department of Psychology, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India; Gopal B., Department of Psychology, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, India; Sasidharan T., Department of Psychology, University of Calicut, Malappuram, Kerala, India

Rights

Restricted Access

Relation

ISBN: 978-813223782-2; 978-813223780-8

Format

Online

Language

English

Type

Book chapter

Identifier

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-3782-2_17

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