'This fundamental book provides valuable theoretical and practical concepts for understanding and addressing the psychological needs of culturally diverse patients. Judith Mishne's rich, clear, and detailed clinical studies elucidate several approaches for understanding this complex process in the therapeutic setting. Her emphasis on object relations, defenses, and the intersubjective exchange brings fresh insight into enhancing, informing, and stimulating the reader's thinking. This book is a 'must' for all practitioners interested in alleviating the suffering of culturally disenfranchised people.' - Purnima Mehta, MD
'Mishne's book makes a rich contribution to our thinking about qualities of the clinical encounter with clients of different ethnic and cultural backgrounds. She demonstrates how increased awareness of our own culturally inflected ways of being and doing, as well as openness to those of clients, can help us meet the challenges of multicultural work. Case examples featuring a true diversity of clients will be invaluable in teaching and learning the importance of this component of clinical social work practice. The book will also be useful in psychoanalytic training programs, which now unequivocally recognize the need for attention to the sociocultural surround.' - Jean B. Sanville, MSW, PhD, The Los Angeles Institute and Society for Psychoanalytic Studies
'Judith Mishne's timely and well-written work will be an especially welcome addition to the emerging interdisciplinary literature on multicultural treatment ... Among the book's many strengths is the author's revealing commentary on the clinical process in each case, through which a variety of important issues-such as resistance, the transference-countertransference matrix, and working through-are presented and explored. Mishne has performed a valuable service to both students and more experienced clinicians.' - Jerry Brandell, PhD, School of Social Work, Wayne State University
'This book moves forward the development of culturally responsive psychotherapy. By carefully examining the therapeutic relationship, Judith Mishne offers a lucid and powerful analysis of the role of culture in psychotherapy. I highly recommend this book to everyone interested in multicultural clinical practice. It is a welcome addition for beginners as well as seasoned clinicians.' - Lillian Comas-Diaz, PhD, Transcultural Mental Health Institute, Washington, DC
'This fundamental book provides valuable theoretical and practical concepts for understanding and addressing the psychological needs of culturally diverse patients. Judith Mishne's rich, clear, and detailed clinical studies elucidate several approaches for understanding this complex process in the therapeutic setting. Her emphasis on object relations, defenses, and the intersubjective exchange brings fresh insight into enhancing, informing, and stimulating the reader's thinking. This book is a 'must' for all practitioners interested in alleviating the suffering of culturally disenfranchised people.'- Purnima Mehta, MD
