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Being interculturally sensitive - the prerequisite for successful family therapists and counselors.

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Intercultural sensitivity is an absolute prerequisite for working effectively as a therapist or counselor with families from foreign cultures. This book presents the theoretical basics as well as the practical aspects of this task.The ethnic and cultural diversity present in modern-day Germany has caused many profound changes and adaptation processes that pose particular challenges to professionals doing psychosocial work. Only when one can establish a gateway to the life concepts and special problems of clients with an migrant background is it possible to discover their special resources and skills and to accompany them on their path toward new life perspectives and developing coping strategies for life in a foreign country. This volume presents the systemic approach to the practice of counseling and treating clients in intercultural situations.

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Pirmoradi, Saied
Dr. phil. Saied Pirmoradi, Diplom-Psychologe, systemischer Familientherapeut, ist als Dozent und interkultureller Familientherapeut am INSA-Berlin tätig. Er ist Sprecher der Fachgruppe ¯Interkulturelle Familientherapie und -beratung® der DGSF.

Schweitzer, Jochen
Prof. Dr. rer. soc. Jochen Schweitzer, Diplom-Psychologe, leitet die Sektion Medizinische Organisationspsychologie im Zentrum für Psychosoziale Medizin der Universität Heidelberg. Er ist lehrender Supervisor und Lehrtherapeut für Systemische Therapie am Helm-Stierlin-Institut sowie Begründer der Heidelberger Tagungen für Systemische Forschung.

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