Disability 

Disability as Diversity
Charlton, J. I. (2000) Nothing About Us Without Us: Disability Oppression and 
Empowerment

Fine, M. & Asch, A. (1995). Disability beyond stigma: Social interaction, 
discrimination, and activism. In N. R. Goldberger & J.B. Veroff (Eds) The culture 
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Fleischer, D. & Zames, F. (2004) The disability rights movement: From charity to 
confrontation. Philadelphia: Temple University Press.

Mackelprang, R.W. & Salsgiver, R.O. (1998) Disability: A Diversity model approach in human service practice. CA.: Brooks / Cole.

Disability Experience
Asch, A. (1984).  The experience of disability: A challenge for psychology. 
American Psychologist, 39, (5),  529-536.

Charmaz, K. (1995).  The body, identity, and self: Adapting to impairment. The Sociological Quarterly, 36, (4), 657 – 680. 

Fries, K. (1997).  Staring Back: The disability experience from the inside out. 
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Gallagher, H. G. (1998).  Black bird fly away: Disabled in an able-bodied world 
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Kleinman, A. (1998). The illness narratives: Suffering, healing and the human 
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Longmore, P. K. (1987).  Uncovering the hidden history of people with disabilities. 
Reviews in American History, 15, 355-364.

Disability & Social Stigma
Abroms, K. I., & Kodera, T. L. (1979).  Acceptance hierarchy of handicaps:  
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Amundson, R. (1992).  Disability, handicap, and the environment. Journal of Social 
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Balter, R. (1999). From stigmatization to patronization: The media’s distorted portrayal of physical disability. In L.L. Schwartz (Ed.) Psychology and the  media a second book (2nd edition) Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. 

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Blascovich, J., Mendes, W., Hunter, S., & Lickel, B. (2000).  Stigma, threat, and 
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Corrigan, P. (1998) The impact of stigma on severe mental illness. Cognitive and

Crandall, C. S., & Coleman, R. (1992).  AIDS-related stigmatization and the 
disruption of social relationships. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 
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Goffman, E. (1963). Stigma: Notes on the management of spoiled identity. Simon & 
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Assistive Technology 
Allaire, J. H., Gressard, R. P., Blackman, J. A., & Hostler, S. L. (1991).  Children 
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Berry, J. O. (1987).  Strategies for involving parents in programs for young children 
using augmentative and alternative communication.  Augmentative and 
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Brickfield, C. F. (1984).  Attitudes and perceptions of older people toward 
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Brooks, N. A. (1988).  Models for understanding rehabilitation and assistive 
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Scherer, M. J. (2000).  Living in the state of stuck. How technology impacts the 
lives of people with disabilities (3rd ed.). Cambridge, MA: Brookline. 

Treatment Issues
Braithwrite, D. O. &Thompson, T. L. (2000) Handbook of communication and people 
with disabilities: Research and application. Mahuah, NJ: Lawarence Erlaum & 
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Eberly, C., Eberly, B., & Wright, K. (1981).  Mental health professionals’ attitudes 
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Olkin, R. (1999). What psychotherapists should know about disability. New York: 
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Smart, J. & Smart, D. (2006). Models of disability: Implications for the counseling 
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Ethnic Minorities 

Asian American Psychological Association 

Association of Black Psychologists 

National Latina/o Psychological Association 

Abreu, J. M., Gim-Chung, R. H. G., & Atkinson, D. R. (2000). 
Multicultural culturalcounseling training: Past, present, 
and future directions. The Counseling Psychologist, 28(5), 641-656.

Allport, G.W. (1954).  The Nature of Prejudice. Reading, MA: 
Addison-Wesley

Akutsu, P. D., Tsuru, G. K., & Chu, J. P. (2004). Predictors of 
nonattendance ofintake appointments among five 
Asian American client groups. Journal of Counseling 
and Clinical Psychology, 72(5), 891-896.

Asch, S. E. (1946).  Forming impressions of personality. Journal 
of Abnormal and Social Psychology, 41 (3), 258-290.

Ashmore, R. D. & Del Boca, F. K. (1981).  Conceptual approaches 
to stereotypes and stereotyping. In D. L. Hamilton (Ed.), 
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Atkinson, D. R. (1983). Ethnic similarity in counseling psychology:
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Atkinson, D. R., & Matsushita, Y.J. (1991). Japanese-American 
acculturation,counseling style, counselor ethnicity, and 
perceived counselor credibility.Journal of Counseling Psychology, 
38(4), 473-478.

Bennett, S. K., & BigFoot-Sipes, D. S. (1991). American Indian 
and White collegestudent preferences for counselor characteristics. 
Journal of Counseling Psychology, 38(4), 440-445.

Brewer, M. B. & Kramer, R. M. (1985).  The psychology of Intergroup 
attitudes and behavior. Annual Review of Psychology, 36, 259 – 271.

Chen, F. M., Fryer, G. E. Jr., Wilson, E., & Pathman, D. E. (2005). 
Patients’ beliefsabout racism, preferences for physician race, and 
satisfaction with care. Annals of Family Medicine, 3(2), 138-143.

Constantine, M. G. (2002). Predictions of satisfaction with counseling: 
Racial andethnic minority clients’ attitudes toward counseling and 
ratings of their counselors’ general multicultural counseling competence. 
Journal of Counseling Psychology, 49(2), 255-263.

Crocker, J., Major, B., & Steele, C. (1998). Social stigma. 
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Crocker, J., & Quinn, D. M. (2002) Social stigma and the self: 
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Dolinsky, A., Vaughan, S. C., Luber, B., Mellman, L., & Roose, S. 
(1998). A match made in heaven? A pilot study of patient-therapist match. 
Journal of Psychotherapy Practice and Research, 7, 119-125.

Helms, J. E., & Carter, R. T. (1991). Relationships of White 
and Black racial identityattitudes and demographic similarity 
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Hays, P. A. (1996). Addressing the complexities of culture
and gender in counseling.Journal of Counseling and Development, 
74, 332-338

Gim, R. H., Atkinson, D. R., & Kim, S. J. (1991). Asian-American 
acculturation,counselor ethnicity and cultural sensitivity, and 
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Jackson-Gilfort, A., Liddle, H. A., Tejada, M. J., & Dakof, G. A. (2001). 
Facilitatingengagement of African American male adolescents in 
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Kazdin, A. E., Stolar, M. J., & Marciano, P. L. (1995). Risk factors 
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Kim, B. S. K., Ng, G. F., & Ahn, A. J. (2005). Effects of client 
expectation forcounseling success, client-counselor worldview 
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Journal of Counseling Psychology, 52(1), 67-76.

Knox, S., Burkard, A., Johnson, A. J., Suzuki, L. A., & Ponterotto, J. G. 
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experiences of addressing race in cross-racial psychotherapy dyads. 
Journal of Counseling Psychology, 50(4), 466-481.

Manthei, R. J. (1995). A follow up study of clients who fail to begin 
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 Maramba, G. G., & Hall, G.C. N. (2002). Meta-analyses of ethnic match as a
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and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 8(3), 290-297.

Maxie, A. C., Arnold, D, H., & Stephenson, M. (2006). Do therapists 
address ethnicand racial differences in cross-cultural psychotherapy? 
Psychotherapy: Theory, Research, Practice, Training, 43(1), 85-98.

Moritsugu, J. & Sue, S. (1983).  Minority status as a stressor.  
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Neville, H. A., Heppner, M. J., Louie, C. E., Thompson, 
C. E., Brooks, L., & Baker,C. E. (1996). The impact of multicultural 
training on white racial identity attitudes and therapy competencies. 
Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 27(1), 83-89.

Nickerson, K. J., Helms, J. E., & Terrell, F. (1994). Cultural mistrust, 
opinions aboutmental illness, and black students attitudes toward seeking 
psychological help from white counselors. 
Journal of Counseling Psychology, 41(3), 378-385.

Proctor, E. K., & Rosen, A. (1981). Expectations and preferences 
for counselor raceand their relation to intermediate treatment outcomes. 
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Sattler, J. M. (1977). The effects of therapist-client 
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Seemann, E. A., Buboltz, W. C. Jr., Jenkins, S. M., Soper, B., 
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The importance of reactance in multicultural counseling. 
Counseling Psychology Quarterly, 17(2), 167-176.

Snowden, L. R., & Cheung, F. K. (1990). Use of impatient mental 
health services bymembers of ethnic minority groups. 
American Psychologist, 45, 347-355.

Steele, C. (1997). A threat in the air: How stereotypes shape 
intellectual identity and performance. American Psychologist 52, 
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Steele, C., & Aronson, J. (1995).  Stereotype threat and the 
intellectual test performance  of African Americans.  
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Suchet, M. (2004). A relational encounter with race. 
Psychoanalytic Dialogues,14(4), 423-438.

Sue, S. (1977). Community mental health services to minority groups: 
Someoptimism, some pessimism. American Psychologist, 32, 616-624.
 
Sue, D. W. (1981). Counseling the culturally different: Theory and practice. New
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Sue, S., Fujino, D. C., Hu, L., Takeuchi, D. T., & Zane, 
N. W. S. (1991). Communitymental health services for ethnic 
minority groups: A test of the cultural responsiveness hypothesis. 
Journal of Counseling and Clinical Psychology, 59(4), 533-540.

Tempkin-Greener, H., & Clark, K. T. (1988). Ethnicity, gender, and 
utilization ofmental health services in a Medicaid population. 
Social Science and Medicine, 26, 989-996.

Terrell, F., & Terrell, S. L. (1984). Race of counselor, client sex, 
cultural mistrustlevel, and premature termination from counseling 
among Black clients. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 25, 570-575.
 
Thompson, C. E., Worthington, R., & Atkinson, D. R. (1994). 
Counselor contentorientation, counselor race, and Black women’s 
cultural mistrust and self-disclosures. 
Journal of Counseling Psychology, 41(2), 155-161.

Wade, P., & Bernstein, B. L. (1991). Cultural sensitivity 
training and counselor’srace: Effects on the black female 
clients’ perceptions and attrition. 
Journal of Counseling Psychology, 38(1), 9-15.

Watkins, C. E. Jr., & Terrell, F. (1988). Mistrust level 
and its effects on counselingexpectations in Black 
client-White counselor relationships: An analogue study. 
Journal of Counseling Psychology, 35(2), 194-197.

Wintersteen, M. B., Mensinger, J. L., & Diamond, G. S. (2005). 
Do gender and racialdifferences between patient and therapist 
affect therapeutic alliance and treatment retention in adolescents? 
Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 36(4), 400-408.
 
Zhang, N., & Dixon, D. N. (2001). Multiculturally responsive 
counseling: Effects onAsian students’ ratings of counselors. 
Multicultural Counseling and Development, 29, 253-262.

Gender

Bates-Ballard, P. & Smith, G. Navigating Diversity: An Advocate's Guide 
Through the Maze of Race, Gender, Religion and More.

Beauvoir, S. D. (1952). The second sex.  New York: Alfred A. Knopf.

Bronstein, P. & Quina, K. (Editors). Teaching Gender and 
Multicultural Awareness:  Resources for the Psychology Classroom.

DeFrancisco, V. P. & Palczewski, C. H. Communicating Gender 
Diversity: A Critical  Approach.

Geary, D. C. Male, Female: The Evolution of Human Sex Differences.

Healey, J. F. Diversity and Society: Race, Ethnicity, and Gender.

Hyde, J. S. (2005). The Gender similarities hypothesis. 
University of Wisconsin— Madison American Psychologist 581, 60(6), 581-592.

Jordan, J. V., Kaplan, A. G., Baker-Miller, J., Stiver, I. P., Surrey, J. L. (1991). 
Woman’s growth in connection: Writings from the stone center. New York: 
The Guilford Press.   
 
King, U. & Beattie, T. Gender, Religion and Diversity: Cross-Cultural Perspectives.

Nanda, S. Gender Diversity: Crosscultural Variations.
 
Reid, P. T. (2002). Multicultural psychology: Brining together gender and ethnicity.  
Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 8(2), 103-114.

Spencer, S., Steele, C. M., & Quinn, D., (1999) 
Stereotype threat and women’s math performance.   
Journal of Experimental Psychology, 35, (1), 4 – 28.  

Tolin, D. F. & Foa, E. B. (2006). Sex differences in trauma 
and posttraumatic stress disorder:  A quantitative review of 25 years 
of research. American Psychological Association, 132(6), 959–992.

Young, I. M. (1990). Throwing like a girl and other essays in feminist philosophy and 
social theory. Bloomington: Indiana University Press.

Sexual Orientation 

Bridges, S. K., Selvidge, M.M.D., & Matthews, C. R. (2003). Lesbian women of color:  Therapeutic issues and challenges. Journal of Multicultural Counseling &  Development, 31, 113-130.

Bieschke, K. J., Paul, P. L., & Blasko, K. A. (2007). Review of empirical research  focused on the experience of lesbian, gay, and bisexual clients in counseling and  psychotherapy.

In K. J. Bieschke, R. M. Perez, & K. A. DeBord (Eds.), Handbook of counseling and psychotherapy withlesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender clients (2nd ed., pp. 293–315). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Bohan, J. S. Psychology and Sexual Orientation: Coming to Terms.

Christopher, R. (1996). Explaining it to Dad. In P. Merla (Ed.), Boys like us: Gay  writers tell their coming out stories (pp. 302-311). New York: Avon Books.

Diamant, L. & McAnulty, R. D. The Psychology of Sexual Orientation, Behavior, and  Identity: A Handbook.

Friedman, R. C. & Downey, J. I. Sexual Orientation and Psychoanalysis.

Goodman, M. B., & Moradi, B. (2008). Attitudes and behaviors toward lesbian and gay persons: Critical correlates and mediated relations. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 55, 371–384.

Hancock, K. A. (2000). Lesbian, gay, and bisexual lives: Basic issues in psychotherapy training and practice. In B. Greene & G. L. Croom (Eds.), Education, research, and practice in lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered psychology: A resource manual (pp. 91-130). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Herek, G. M., Gillis, J. R., & Cogan, J. C. (2009). Internalized stigma among sexual minority adults: Insights from a social psychological perspective. Journal of  Counseling Psychology, 56, 32–43.

Jamil, O. B. (2004). Labels and terms: Challenges for community psychologists. The  Community Psychologist, 37(4), 12-13. 

Killoran, I. & Jimenez, K. P. Unleashing the Unpopular: Talking About Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity in Education.

Leach, M. Cultural Diversity And Suicide: Ethnic, Religious, Gender And Sexual Orientation Perspectives (Haworth Series in Clinical Psychotherapy).

Peplau, L. A. & Garnets L. D. Women's Sexualities: New Perspectives onSexual Orientation and Gender. Journal of Social Issues, 56.

Pincus, F. L. Understanding Diversity: An Introduction to Class, Race, Gender,And Sexual Orientation.

Szymanski, D. M., & Gupta, A. (2009). Examining the relationship between multiple internalized oppressions and African American lesbian, gay, bisexual, and questioning persons’ self-esteem and psychological distress. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 56, 110–118.

Worthington, R. L., & Reynolds, A. L. (2009). Within-group differences in sexual orientation and identity. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 56, 44–55.

Socioeconomic Status 

Edchange-Multicultural & Diversity Consulting, Workshops, & Training for Social Justice  http://www.EdChange.org/

Adams, M. (2000). Classism. In Adams, Blumenfeld, Castaneda, Hackman, Peters and Zuniga (Eds). Readings for Diversity and Social Justice. Routledge: New York.
 
Smith, L. (2005) Psychotherapy, classims and the poor:  Conspicuous by their absence. American Psychologist, 60 (7), 687
 
Ming, W., Soleck, G., Hopps, J., Dunston, K. & Pickett, T.  (2004). A new framework to understand social class in counseling the social class worldview model and modern classism theory. Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, 32, (2)pp 95.
 
Heintz, J. & Folbre, N. (2000). Who owns how much? In Adams, Blumenfeld, Castaneda, Hackman, Peters and Zuniga (Eds). Readings for Diversity and Social Justice. Routledge: New York.
 
Oliver, M. & Shapiro (2000). A sociology of Wealth and racial inequality. In Adams, Blumenfeld, Castaneda, Hackman, Peters and Zuniga (Eds). Readings for Diversity and Social Justice. Routledge: New York.
 
Payne, Ruby, K. (1996). A framework for understanding poverty (3rd ed). Aha Process, Inc.

What the Wealthy Own (2000). In Adams, Blumenfeld, Castaneda, Hackman, Peters and Zuniga (Eds). Readings for Diversity and Social Justice. Routledge: New York.

Spirituality 

Hodge, D.R. (2002). Does social work oppress Evangelical Christians? A “new class” analysis of society and social work. Social Work, 47(4), 401-414.

Lannert, J. L. (1991). Resistance and countertransference issues with spiritual and religious clients. Journal of Humanistic Psychology, 31(4), Fall, 68-76. 

Livengood, J.S., & Stodolska, M. (2004). The effects of discrimination and constraints negotiation on leisure behavior of American Muslims in the post-September 11 America. Journal of Leisure Research, 36(2), 183-208.

Miller, G. (2003). Incorporating spirituality in counseling and psychotherapy: Theory and technique. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Miller, W. R. (1999). Integrating spirituality Into treatment: Resources for practitioners. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

 Browning, D. (1987). Religious thought and modern psychologies. Philadelphia: Fortress