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Social Justice and Culturally Relevant Prevention

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This third book in the Prevention Practice Kit introduces the topics of social justice and cultural relevance in prevention practiceand increasingly important trend in the 21st century. Covering a wide range of research in this field, the authors skillfully help the readers understand, design, and implement social justice-driven, culturally relevant prevention efforts.

The book presents concrete examples of programs that attempt to address issues of social injustice and cultural relevance. These examples are based on the authors real world experiences engaging in culturally responsive prevention guided by a social justice agenda. The reader will have opportunities for conversation about some of the more challenging aspects of infusing social justice and cultural relevance into ones prevention efforts, and includes a series of learning exercises to promote these conversations.

This book is part of the Prevention Practice Kit: Action Guides for Mental Health, a collection of eight books each authored by scholars in the specific field of prevention and edited by Dr. Robert K. Conyne and Dr. Arthur M. Horne. The books in the collection conform to the editors outline to promote a consistent reading experience. Designed to provide human services practitioners, counselors, psychologists, social workers, instructors, and students with concrete direction for spreading and improving the practice of prevention, the series provides thorough coverage of prevention application including a general overview of prevention, best practices, diversity and cultural relevance, psychoeducational groups, consultation, program development and evaluation, evidence base, and public policy.

This book is endorsed by the Prevention Section of the Society of Counseling Psychology of the American Psychological Association. Fifty percent of all royalties are donated to Division 17 of the APA.
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  • Weight: 140g
  • Dimensions: 177 x 254mm
  • Publication Date: 12 Feb 2013
  • Publisher: SAGE Publications Inc
  • Publication City/Country: United States
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9781452257969

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Arthur M. Horne is currently Dean of the College of Education and Distinguished Research Professor at the University of Georgia Athens. He obtained his PhD in counseling and Educational Psychology from Southern Illinois university and his masters and bachelor's from the University of Florida Gainesville. He is widely known in the area of bullying working with youth boys and prevention. Robert K. Conyne is Professor Emeritus from the University of Cincinnati is a licensed psychologist clinical counselor and fellow of the Association for Specialists in Group work (ASGW) and the American Psychological Association. He has 36 years of professional experience as a University professor and department head psychologist counselor administrator consultant and trainer. Current work finds him volunteering as an American Red Cross disaster mental health specialist and service as a military family life consultant. He has received many awards including Eminent Career Award from AGSW Lifetime achievement award in Prevention from APA Distinguished Alumni Award of Distinction from Purdue University and is designated a Soros International Scholar. He is 2008 President of APA's division of Group Psychology and Group Psychotherapy. With over 200 scholarly publications and presentations including 1 0 books in his areas of expertise (group work prevention and ecological counseling).

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