Counseling American Muslims : understanding the faith and helping the people / Ahmed Nezar Kobeisy.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Contributions in psychology ; no. 48.
Main Author: Kobeisy, Ahmed Nezar
Language:English
Published: Westport, Conn. : Praeger Publishers, 2004.
Series:Contributions in psychology ; no. 48.
Subjects:
Muslims > Counseling of > United States.
Muslims > Mental health > United States.
Cross-cultural counseling > United States.
Islam > United States > Psychology.
United States > Ethnic relations > Psychological aspects.
Racism > United States > Psychological aspects.
Counseling.
Islam > psychology.
Prejudice.
United States.
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Physical Description:xxix, 167 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Introduction
  • American Muslims in counseling
  • Racism or multiculturalism?
  • The challenge and the opportunity
  • The professional duty of counselors
  • Theoretical framework
  • Introducing clients
  • Questions for discussion
  • Islam : the religion and the cultures
  • Islam in the world
  • American Muslims and Islam in America
  • Questions for discussion
  • American Muslims and their perception of psychotherapy
  • The role of religion in Muslims' perception of counseling
  • The role of culture in Muslims' perception of counseling
  • Counseling and counselors
  • Origin, sources, and dominating factors in counseling
  • Discussion and implications
  • Questions for discussion
  • Counseling through the eyes of Muslims
  • Counseling by request only
  • Good counseling according to Muslim clients
  • Bad counseling according to Muslim clients
  • Issues for counseling American Muslims
  • Summary and conclusion.