Counseling American Muslims Understanding the Faith and Helping the People

Subjects:

• Psychology » Psychology (General)
• Multicultural Studies » Multicultural Studies (General)

Reviews:

• [M]ulticultural understanding is important, and this book may serve that purpose for those involved with Muslim communities....Comprehensive research and professional collections.
  —Choice November 2004
• In order to properly understand a religion, one must first understand its background, history, social context, and precepts. It is very difficult to accomplish this in one book, particularly with as rich and complex a faith as Islam. However, Kobeisy has come very close to doing so, as he is extremely persuasive and articulate....Counseling American Muslims would be a worthwhile book for any psychologist, therapist, or other counselor, especially in light of our society's current preoccupation with Islam and the pressure that this preoccupation brings to bear on our Muslim neighbors. Very sensible and reasonable recommendations are made for those who would be counseling Muslims in different settings.
  —Multicultural Review Spring 2005

• Endorsement From Ingrid Mattson, Vice-President,
  The Islamic Society of North America: With this book, Ahmed Kobeisy has established himself as the leader in the field of Muslim counseling. Simply put, there is no other published book that examines the issues Kobeisy presents here with such clarity. This book will be required reading for years to come for counsellors and chaplains who work with Muslims, as well as Islamic religious and community leaders.
• Endorsement From Akbar Muhammad
  Associate Professor of Islamic and African History,
  State University of New York, Binghamton: ...An invaluable aid to a wide range of non-Muslim counselors of Muslims, including students, and to un-trained imams and other Muslim officials to whom their co-religionists frequently turn for counsel.

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• Acknowledgment
• Introduction
• Islam: The Religion and the Cultures
• American Muslims and Their Perception of Psychotherapy
• Counseling and Counselors
• Counseling through the Eyes of Muslims
• Summary and Conclusion
• Glossary
• Bibliography
• References
• Helpful Readings