Embodied Social Justice Counseling for Indian Communities

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Integrating Theory and Practice

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

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Embodied Social Justice Counseling for Indian Communities: Integrating Theory and Practice offers a comprehensive exploration of counseling microskills within a framework of social justice.Addressing pressing needs in the global Indian community, this book bridges the gap between traditional counseling practices and the urgent demands of working with diverse communities. This book emphasizes Anti-Caste perspectives, disability justice, neurodiversity, and queer-affirmative approaches, reflecting a deep commitment to dismantling systemic oppression and promoting inclusivity. Chapters explore the role of mindfulness and somatic practice in social justice work through discussions of ethics, embodied awareness and experience, power dynamics, collective healing and resilience, and counseling for individuals, couples, and groups. This practical guide meets both the existing needs of counselors and therapists working with and within Indian communities as well as the evolving challenges of working in culturally and socially diverse environments. Filled with illustrative case studies and transcripts, reflection questions, and mindful exercises, this book empowers practitioners with the skills and knowledge to navigate the complexities of identity, power, and privilege with their clients.This book is an essential guide for mental health professionals who work with clients in the Indian diaspora including counselors, psychologists, therapists, social workers, and psychiatrists, as well as practitioners working across ethnic and cultural communities.

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Utgivningsdatum2026-08-12
Mått152 x 229 x undefined mm
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor224
FörlagTaylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN9781032974071

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Aarathi Selvan, PhD, is a clinical psychologist, founder of Pause for Perspective, and educator integrating mindfulness and social justice into counseling psychology through community practice, teaching, and research in India.Shoba Nayar, PhD, is a mental health practitioner, qualitative researcher, and educator navigating issues of social justice experienced by marginalized communities in the Indian context.

1. Introdution to embodied social justice 2. History of mindfulness in the social justice context 3. Influence of current social justice theories on counseling 4. The need for an embodied social justice approach in counseling 5. Ethics of embodied social justice counseling 6. Body as a site of liberation 7. Body as a site of protest 8. Body as a site of resistance 9. Presence 10. Making mindfulness accessible for self and others 11. Practices of mindfulness in therapy 12. Notice 13. Sit with 14. Respond 15. Working with couples and families 16. Working with communities

“Radical and holistic. Aarathi Selvan and Shoba Nayar reveal the body as a pathway to agency, healing, liberation and resistance. Mending the harms caused by violence and ‘power-over’ social and economic systems, they show us how to rediscover interdependence and work for change that embodies freedom.”Staci Haines, author of “The Politics of Trauma: Somatics, Healing and Social Justice” and the co-founder of generative somatics “Embodied Social Justice Counseling for Indian Communities is an innovative contribution to counseling practice that redefines healing, power, and presence within and beyond the Indian diaspora. Rooted in contemplative and social justice traditions, Aarathi Selvan and Shoba Nayar skillfully weave together theory, ethics, and embodied practice to illuminate how liberation—both personal and collective—can be cultivated through the body. This text offers both depth and practicality by bridging academic insight with powerful tools for counselors, educators, and community practitioners. Rae Johnson, PhD, RSW, RSMT, BCC is a social worker, somatic movement therapist, and scholar/activist working at the intersections of embodiment and social justice.