Asian Healing Traditions in Counseling and Psychotherapy
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Roy Moodley, PhD, is Associate Professor of Counseling Psychology at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, Canada and Director of the Centre for Diversity in Counselling and Psychotherapy. His research interests include critical multicultural counseling/psychotherapy; race and culture in psychotherapy; traditional healing practices; and gender and identity. He is the author/editor or co-editor of 12 books, including: Integrating Traditional Healing Practices into Counseling and Psychotherapy (Sage, 2005), Race, Culture and Psychotherapy (Routledge, 2006), and Caribbean Healing Traditions: Implications for Health and Mental Health (Routledge, 2013). Ted Lo, MBBS, MRCPsych, FRCPC is a cultural psychiatrist, Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, consulting to the Culture Community & Health Studies Program. He has developed many programs in cultural competence, and has written and lectured widely on the topic. He also founded the Friends of Alternative & Complementary Therapies Society, and organized workshops and conferences on traditional healing. With Dr. Mami Ishii, he established the Integrative Mental Health Centre of Toronto. Na Zhu, MEd, CCC, Psychotherapist; graduated with Master′s degree in Counselling Psychology from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, Canada. She has many years of volunteer and employment experiences in the mental health field, integrating strength-based and culturally sensitive practices. Her research interest is in the integration of Eastern healing practices into mental health care, including mindfulness and self-compassion.<p>"This book honors the rich history and impact of traditional Asian healing practices by providing a comprehensive exposition of the history, philosophy, traditional practices, contemporary formulations, and its integration with Western practices. Health care practitioners of many disciplines will benefit by expanding their perspectives and repertoire of interventions from these complementary treatment approaches, thereby improving the quality of care that they provide, not only to Asians but other populations as well."</p>
- Fernand Lubuguin,
"This volume will be a practical and valuable reference manual for teachers, lecturers, and researchers who are in counseling and psychotherapy."
- Mary Olufunmilayo Adekson,
"Finally—one book that outlines key Asian healing traditions and provides suggestions on how to integrate them with Western practices."
- Urusa Fahim,
"This textbook is an exciting compilation of Asian healing practices that serves to inform our continually evolving profession of psychotherapy. Developing a sensibility towards Asian cultural healing practices expands our professional repertoire and enhances our ability to provide culturally relevant clinical services."
- Mary A. Fukuyama,
"In preparing for my theories course in the past I have attempted to locate resources to incorporate Asian and other Eastern perspectives into my course and it has proven somewhat difficult. This text brings all of those resources together and would be instrumental in helping my students to understand different perspectives other than the traditional Western counseling theories taught in most courses."
- Tonya Hammer,
"An intense, mind-opening experience to a different perspective on how one lives in this world."
- Theresa S. Kearns-Cooper,