02298    a2200313   4500001001100000005001700011008004000028020001800068037003600086040000700122041000800129072001500137072001600152072001300168072001400181072002100195072002100216072002100237072002100258072002100279072001500300100002000315245011500335250000600450260003200456300001000488520147100498999001501969131757479620250317111626.0250312042018GB        9           eng    a9781317574798  bTaylor & FranciscGBP 39.99fBB  a01  aeng7 aJMH2thema7 aMKMT2thema7 aJMH2bic7 aMMJT2bic7 aPSY0280002bisac7 aPSY0310002bisac7 aPSY0360002bisac7 aSOC0200002bisac7 aSOC0310002bisac7 a3052bisac1 aOkeke Azu-Okeke10aPerspectives on Intercultural PsychotherapybAn Igbo Group Analyst’s Search for Social and Cultural Identity  a1  aOxfordbRoutledgec20181120  a170 p  bIn Perspectives on Intercultural Psychotherapy , Okeke Azu-Okeke explores cultural identity by drawing on his own experience as the first and only Black trainee in an Institute for Group Analysis in London and the impact this has had on his work as a lecturer and supervisor, as well as research from his group analysis sessions over many years to contribute a deeper awareness of the serious aspects of colonialism. Drawing from the perspective of an Igbo man of the older generation who grew up in two conflicting cultures, the traditional Igbo culture of Nigeria and that of the British colonialists, Okeke provides a thorough study of how cultural identity can influence research and practice in whatever form it takes: the academic, the theoretical, the economic and the psychological. The book discusses how ignoring deeply held social and spiritual values can alienate many trainees and potential clients from participating in the professions of psychotherapy and counselling. It also reflects on the author’s research into traditional Igbo methods of healing and compares these with Western models, especially of group analysis, and discusses how mutual learning can be achieved. This book will be of great interest to counsellors and psychotherapists; arts therapists; sociologists and anthropologists; policy makers engaged in health and social care policies; practitioners of alternative medicine; social workers and mental health workers at all levels.  c6296d6296