International Handbook of Cross-Cultural Counseling: Cultural Assumptions and Practices Worldwide

Seung Ming Alvin Leung, Changming DuanCh 12. A Shifting Professional Development and Identity in Taiwan: Integrating Western Counseling Psychology With the Spirit and Worldview of Taiwanese Culture - Lifei Wang, Hung Chiao, P. HeppnerCh 13. Counseling in a Multicultural Context: A Singapore Example - Esther TanCh 14. Multicultural Approaches of Healing and Counseling in Malaysia - See Ching Mey, Abdul Halim Othman, Suradi Salim, Md. Che DinCh 15. Counseling in Pakistan: An Eastern Muslim Perspective - Kausar Suhail, M. Asmir AjmalCh 16. Tradition and Modernity: The Cultural Preparedness Framework for Counselling in India - Gideon ArulmaniCh 17. Status of Counseling and Psychology in Kyrgyzstan - Elena Molchanova, Elena Kim, Sharon Horne, Gulnara Aitpaeva, Narynbek Ashiraliev, Vladimir Ten, Diana PohilkoCh 18. "Blowin' in the Wind": Holding on to Values in the Face of Regulation in Britain - Ralph GoldsteinCh 19. Career Counseling: From Placement to Vocational Realization in Italy - Salvatore Soresi, Laura NotaCh 20. "Our Aspirations are our Possibilities": Growth and Features of Counselling Psychology in Ireland - Eleanor O'Leary, Eoin O'SheaCh 21. In the Crossing Currents of the United States and Scandinavia: Counseling and Psychology in Iceland - Stefanía Ægisdóttir, Sif EinarsdóttirCh 22. Applied Psychology in Sweden: A Brief Report on Its Role, Ambitions, and Limitations - Johanna E. Nilsson, Thomas LindgrenCh 23: Career Counseling in France: A Growing Practice Among Diverse Professional Groups - Valérie Cohen-Scali, Jean Guichard, Jean-Philippe GaudronCh 24. Counseling in Countries Experiencing Political, Cultural, and Economic Transition: The Case of the Former USSR - Oksana Yakushko, Tanya Razzhavaikina, Sharon HorneCh 25. Psychology and Counseling in Greece: Rapid Contemporary Development in the Context of a Glorious Past - Georgios Lampropoulos, Anastassios StalikasCh 26. Counseling in the Canadian Mosaic: A Cultural Perspective - Richard A. YoungCh 27. After la Violencia: The Psychology Profession in Colombia - Edward A. Delgado-Romero, Eduardo E. Delgado Pollo, Rubén Ardila, Corey SmetanaCh 28. Psychological Counseling in Venezuela: Culture, Change, and Challenges - Pedro E. Rodriguez, Alcira Teixeira, Emma MejiaCh 29. Psychology in Argentina: In Search of New Paradigms and Professional Identities - Susana Verdinelli, Carlos M. Diaz-Lazaro Ch 30. Diversity, Hegemony, Poverty, and the Emergence of Counseling Psychology in Ecuador - Maria-Cristina Cruza-Guet, Arnold R. Spokane, Carlos Leon-Andrade, Teresa BorjaCh 31. Counseling From the Subversive: The Development of Psychotherapy in Puerto Rico - Luis Rivas QuiñonesCh 32. The Quest for Relevance: Counseling Psychology in South Africa - Anthony V. Naidoo, Ashfar KageeCh 33. Cross-Cultural Counseling in Nigeria - Charles Ugwuegbulam, Alicia Homrich, Celestine U.U.U. KadurumbaCh 34. Context and Diversity in the Provision of Counseling Services in Israel - Moshe Israelashvili, Benny BenjaminCh 35. Counseling Challenges Within the Cultural Context of the United Arab Emirates - Fatima Al-Darmaki, Mohamed Sayed Ch 36. Counseling in Turkey: A Blend of Western Science and Eastern Tradition - Deniz Çinarbas, Fidan Korkut Owen, Ayse ÇiftçiCh 37. At the Crossroads: Counseling Psychology in Australia - Wendy PattonPART III: IMPLICATIONS AND CONCLUSIONCh 38. A Global Vision for the Future of Cross-Cultural Counseling: Theory, Collaboration, Research, and Training - Lawrence H. Gerstein, P. Paul Heppner, Stefanía Ægisdóttir, Seung Ming Alvin Leung, Kathryn L. NorsworthyIndexAbout the EditorsAbout the Authors

international and cross-cultural issues and competencies in counseling research and training. She recently completed a three-year grant from the Icelandic Research Fund to study psychological help-seeking patterns of Icelanders. Seung-Ming Alvin Leung is a professor in and chairperson of the Department of Educational Psychology at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. His major areas of interest include career development and assessment; cross-cultural, multicultural, and international issues in counseling; and counseling in educational settings. He is currently the editor of Asian Journal of Counselling and previously served as associate editor of The Counseling Psychologist. Kathryn Louise Norsworthy is currently a Professor, Cornell Distinguished Scholar from 2005 at Rollins College. Previously, she was the Department Chair in the Graduate Studies in Counseling. She has taught a range of graduate courses in counseling programs from a multicultural feminist and diversity perspective. She had developed on-campus counseling clinic and practicing structure and has supervised practicum student. She is a consultant on a joint international project between the World Health Organization and National Board of Certified Counselors in developing culture-centered mental health delivery systems and training curricula in countries of the Global South. Focus: "The underserved and never-served." Meetings held in Paris (2/06) and New Delhi (10/06).