Download or read book Essentials of Cross-Cultural Counseling written by Lawrence H. Gerstein and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2011-07-27 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essentials of International Cross-Cultural Counseling will be a brief, supplemental book (a derivative of the International Handbook of Cross-Cultural Counseling). The focus of this supplement is the first section of the handbook, which touches on issues, challenges, and opportunities for the counseling profession worldwide. It will be comprised of nine articles that discuss topics such as cross-cultural counseling, the counseling profession in- and outside of the United States, the theoretical and methodological issues when studying culture, and the future of cross-cultural counseling.á Each article will include discussion questions and related web links to further student comprehension of the material.