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Authors will be expected to integrate case-based application, systemic analysis, and culturally responsive practice guidance consistent with the series’ standards. Each volume of the series will be between 150-175 pages and have the following sections to which authors will contribute chapters:

 

• Why the topic of the volume matters clinically
• Cross-identity implications
• Systemic and historical context
• Clinical risks and blind spots
• Practice guidelines

Chapter drafts will be due to the volume editor in January 2027 with revisions finalized with the editor by the end of March 2027. The volume will publish by September 2027.

Qualifications

Successful chapter contributors will hold the following qualifications:

• Professional counseling or mental health licensure
• Masters or doctoral degree in counseling
• Experience in multicultural counseling, social justice counseling, or culturally responsive care
• Demonstrated commitment to culturally responsive or equity-centered practice

How to Apply

Interested persons should prepare a current CV and a letter of application addressing their interests and qualifications in support of the section of the volume they would most like to contribute. These materials must be sent to publications@counseling.org by June 26, 2026. Selected contributors will be notified by July 10, 2026.

About the Series

The Inclusive Practice Series, edited by Dr. LaVerne Hanes Collins, is an innovative collection of counseling texts designed to advance culturally responsive, ethically grounded clinical practice. Unlike traditional multicultural texts that organize content by client identity categories, this new series will explore core counseling functions such as diagnosis, case conceptualization, treatment planning, and clinical decision-making through a cross-cultural lens. Each volume examines how culture, history, power, and context shape the everyday clinical tasks counselors perform. This approach invites clinicians to move beyond viewing culture as “background information” and instead recognize culture as essential clinical data—central to ethical assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, and documentation. Volume one, authored by Dr. Collins and Dr. Tracy Hunt, entitled Case Conceptualization: Centering Context in Clinical Interpretation, will be published concurrently with volume two.