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In Counseling Latina/Latino Clients, Dr. Patricia Arredondo demonstrates her contextual, psychohistorical approach to therapy with clients whose heritage is from one of the many Spanish speaking countries. Her approach takes into consideration not just the client as an individual, but the client in context. This means attending to the client's culture, family traditions, religious beliefs, current situation, and historical context. In this session, Dr. Arredondo helps a 39-year-old Latina woman work out how to fit the changes in her life into the context of her family's expectations of her as well as her own life goals. Read a review of this title from the PsycCRITIQUES database (PDF: 41KB)
Dr. Arredondo stresses the importance of culture when working with any client, not just Latino/Latina clients: It is always helpful to look at a client's background, upbringing, and family influences as one gathers information about a client. When working with Latino/Latina clients in particular, it is necessary to consider the client's individual heritage: Latino culture varies so significantly among the many Spanish speaking countries, and even among regions of individual countries, that it is impossible to generalize about a Latino/Latina client.
Patricia Arredondo, EdD, is senior associate, vice president, and advisor for Academic Initiatives and professor of counseling/counseling psychology at Arizona State University. She is known for her scholarship in the areas of multicultural competencies, organizational diversity management, and Latino psychology. She has served as president of national associations including the American Psychological Association (APA) Division 45 (Society for the Psychological Study of Ethnic Minority Issues), the American Counseling Association, the National Latina/o Psychological Association, and the Association of Multicultural Counseling and Development. She is an APA fellow of Divisions 17 (Society of Counseling Psychology) and 45 (Society for the Psychological Study of Ethnic Minority Issues) and was recognized as a Living Legend for her contributions to multicultural counseling by the American Counseling Association. Dr. Arredondo holds an honorary degree from the University of San Diego.
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