Society of Consulting Psychology

Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research is published by the Educational Publishing Foundation in collaboration with the Division of Consulting Psychology of the American Psychological Association (Division 13). The mission of this journal is to facilitate the exchange of knowledge and ideas regarding the field of consultation to the community of psychologists and others interested in consultation. Consulting Psychology Journal publishes articles in the following areas: (1) theoretical/conceptual articles with implications for application to consulting; (2) original research regarding consultation; (3) in-depth reviews of the research and literature in specific areas of consultation practice; (4) case studies that demonstrate the application of innovative consultation methods/strategies, that highlight critical or often overlooked issues for consultation, or that have unusual features that would be of general interest to other consultants; (5) articles on consultation practice development; and (6) articles addressing the unique issues encountered by consulting psychologists in applying their knowledge and skill to the problems of clients. Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research also publishes special topic issues with guest editors on a regular basis. Topics for these issues are suggested by the members of Division 13.

Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research - Vol 60, Iss 2

Introduction to the special issue on culture, race, and ethnicity in organizational consulting psychology.
The need to strongly and directly address issues related to the rapidly changing culture, race, and ethnicity mix of workers, managers, customers, and services recipients in the United States and throughout many parts of the world is now essential. The goal of this special issue is to provide conceptual and practical resources that will contribute to greater effectiveness of consultations when consultants, consultees, and client systems involve diverse culture, race, and ethnicity. Specifically, this special issue consists of five articles, each of which focuses on four common questions: (1) In your experience in consulting, what have been the major challenges posed by culture, race, and ethnicity? (2) How have you dealt with these challenges? (3) Have you developed any conceptual or theoretical models to guide you in this work? (4) Given your expertise, what advice and recommendations would you offer to your fellow consultants as they deal with these challenges? All five articles rely on a variety of narrative-related writing methods, including case examples, biographical stories, and vignettes in narrative form. These five articles are followed by the presentation of an extensive category-clustered bibliography of publications on this topic. It is our hope that this special issue will continue to stimulate discussion and theory building concerning the consultation enterprise in our increasingly culturally diverse society, which is embedded in a highly globalized world community. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2008 APA, all rights reserved)

Consulting for diversity and social justice: Challenges and rewards.
Consulting and training for cultural diversity is both challenging and rewarding. This article issues a call to face the challenges of diversity consulting and describes strategies and approaches for successful work. Using examples from the author's practice, the author calls on consultants to (1) get up to speed with knowledge about diversity and social justice, (2) avoid consultations that are too superficial, (3) balance content and process, (4) find ways to sustain themselves and their clients, and (5) work for the Common Good. A social justice frame is seen as a necessary adjunct to promoting equity and excellence in organizations. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2008 APA, all rights reserved)

Multicultural organizational consultation: A social justice perspective.
Multicultural organizational consultation (MOC) possesses a strong social justice component because it is directed toward removing barriers to equal access and opportunity in organizations. As such, it often challenges the power and privilege of organizational policies and practices that oppress marginalized groups and perpetuate disparities. Four important characteristics of MOC are discussed: (a) the need for a conceptual framework of multicultural organizational development, especially how standard operating procedures (programs, policies, and practices) may enhance or impede diversity initiatives; (b) confronting the sociopolitical systems of power and privilege inherent in organizations; (c) the consultant's ability to understand his or her own worldview in relation to other diverse worldviews related to race, gender, sexual orientation, and other sociodemographic dimensions; and (e) integrating roles and tasks in facilitating difficult dialogues on race, gender, and sexual orientation. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2008 APA, all rights reserved)

Applying the cultural accommodation model to diversity consulting in organizations.
In response to the increasing need for more consultation models that take into account culture, this article proposes an integration of Schein's (1999) Process Consultation Model with Leong's Cultural Accommodation Model (Leong & Lee, 2006) to address multicultural issues in consultation. Beginning with a review of each of these 2 models, the manuscript moves on to present the integrated CAM-PC Model. This is followed by an illustration of practical application of the CAM in a consultation case. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2008 APA, all rights reserved)

Consulting competently in multicultural contexts.
This article presents personalized reactions to the special issue on Culture, Race, and Ethnicity Challenges in Organizational Consulting Psychology. The first part of the article presents the responses of 4 consulting psychologists to 4 questions. The 4 consultants, an African American woman and man and an Anglo American woman and man, were selected based on their experiences in working with consultees and client systems where diversity and multicultural factors mattered. The second part of the article identifies the common themes that emerged from their 4 narratives plus suggestions to assist consultants in better working with consultees and client systems of diverse culture, race, and ethnicity. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2008 APA, all rights reserved)

Consulting in the midst of differences and similarities: Related tensions and complexities.
As a context for exploring the evolution of his work in the diversity arena, the author briefly describes community and academic milieus that have shaped his personal development and also his professional approach to diversity. He also shares some of the challenges he has encountered going about his consulting endeavors and managing client-consultant relationships. The author reviews what his responses to these challenges have been, and how the milieus that influenced his development have informed his strategies for managing client-consultant interactions. He concludes by recommending that consultants view relationship challenges with their clients as diversity issues and advocates that consultants practice "what they preach" about diversity to address these challenges--that is, that they should apply their diversity models to these difficulties. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2008 APA, all rights reserved)

Selected bibliography on diversity consulting: Supplement to the special issue on culture, race, and ethnicity in organizational consulting psychology.
This bibliography was created as a resource and supplement for the Special Issue on Culture, Race, and Ethnicity Challenges in Organizational Consulting Psychology. It was intended to be neither exhaustive nor comprehensive but instead a collection of consultation references that have been found helpful in a multicultural consultation practice. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2008 APA, all rights reserved)

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