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Cengage Learning reserves the right to remove additional content at any time if subsequent rights restrictions require it. About the Authors DAviD SUe is Professor Emeri- DiAne M. SUe received her tus of Psychology at Western Ph.D. from the University of Washington University, where Michigan, Ann Arbor. She has he is an associate of the Center worked as a school psychologist for Cross-Cultural Research. He and counselor, and with adults has served as the director of both needing specialized care for men- the Psychology Counseling Clinic tal illness and neurocognitive dis- and the Mental Health Counsel- orders. She has also served as an ing Program. He co-authored the books Counseling and Psy- adjunct faculty member at Western Washington University. chotherapy in a Diverse Society and Counseling the Culturally She received the Washington State School Psychologist of Diverse: Theory and Practice. He received his Ph.D. in Clinical the Year Award and the Western Washington University Psychology from Washington State University. His research College of Education Professional Excellence Award, and interests revolve around multicultural issues in individu- has co-authored the book Counseling and Psychotherapy in al and group counseling. He enjoys hiking, snowshoeing, a Diverse Society. Her areas of expertise include child and traveling, and spending time with his family. adolescent psychology, neuropsychology, and interven- tions with ethnic minority children and adolescents. She enjoys African drumming, travel and spending time with DerAlD Wing SUe is Pro- friends and family. fessor of Psychology and Educa- tion in the Department of Coun- seling and Clinical Psychology STAnley SUe is Distinguished at Teachers College, Columbia Professor of Psychology and Co- University. He has written ex- Director of the Center for Excel- tensively in the field of counsel- lence in Diversity at Palo Alto ing psychology and multicul- University. He was Assistant and tural counseling/therapy and is author of the best-selling Associate Professor of Psychology book Counseling the Culturally Diverse: Theory and Practice. at the University of Washington Dr. Sue has served as president of the Society of Coun- (1971–1981); Professor of Psychol- seling Psychology and the Society for the Psychologi- ogy at University of California, Los Angeles (1981–1996); cal Study of Ethnic Minority Issues and has received and Distinguished Professor of Psychology at University of numerous awards for teaching and service. He received California–Davis (1996–2010). He served as President of the his doctorate from the University of Oregon and is mar- Western Psychological Association in 2010 and as President ried and the father of two children. Friends describe him as of APA Division 45 (Society for the Psychological Study of addicted to exercise and the Internet. Culture, Ethnicity, and Race) in 2015. His hobbies include working on computers and swimming. vii Copyright 2017 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied, scanned, or duplicated, in whole or in part. Due to electronic rights, some third party content may be suppressed from the eBook and/or eChapter(s). Editorial review has deemed that any suppressed content does not materially affect the overall learning experience. Cengage Learning reserves the right to remove additional content at any time if subsequent rights restrictions require it.