Identities in Transition: The Growth and Development of a Multicultural Therapist - Softcover

'In Identities in Transition, the authors contend with the crucial need for clinicians to be able to consolidate their identities sufficiently to support the developmental needs of the person in treatment. In this era of increasing globalization, the need to recognize and respect both commonalities and differences is vital. Using the lens of immigration affords an important vantage point from which to consider ways in which cultural identifications affect identity development and the therapeutic process. This volume is a must-read for all those attempting to do the complicated work of insightoriented psychotherapy, in which one must be sufficiently familiar with oneself - through both internal and external vantage points - to be able to attain an in-depth understanding of the other.'- Marilyn Charles, the Austen Riggs Center; contributing Editor, Psychoanalysis, Culture and Society 'Considering psychoanalysis has historically focused on the human experience of "otherness," through symptoms, social isolation, and emotional disconnection, it is striking how diversity and multicultural issues have occupied so little space in our field. Monisha Nayar-Akhtar and her collaborators succeed in filling that space. Identities in Transition speaks, in a most compelling way, of the experience of the multicultural therapist and the impact on personal and professional development and identification. But, these authors go further. Their stories, often painful, and subsequent analytic work, have not only transformed them, but more importantly, are transforming our field. This is essential reading for any therapist serious about practicing effectively in today's multicultural world.'- Mark D. Smaller, PhD, President, American Psychoanalytic Association