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American Counseling in the Mind of a Chinese Counselor
Author(s) -
Zhang Weijun
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
journal of multicultural counseling and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.545
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 2161-1912
pISSN - 0883-8534
DOI - 10.1002/j.2161-1912.1994.tb00246.x
Subject(s) - individualism , counselor education , counseling psychology , psychology , chinese americans , asian americans , social psychology , psychotherapist , sociology , higher education , political science , anthropology , ethnic group , law
Illustrating three instances he encountered here in the States, the Chinese counselor argues that American counseling is deeply rooted in rugged individualism, and often at expense of family and community. The suitability of American counseling for other cultures is thus questioned.