The contributing authors are drawn from a variety of disciplines within mental health, including marriage and family therapy, counseling psychology, counselor education, social work, nursing, human development, education, etc. The activities will be organized into two sections--core clinical competence and awareness and Diversity Focused Competence and Awareness.  The chapters help mental health professionals develop integral skills that are difficult to observe such as overcoming personal biases, perspective taking, developing empathy, and cultivating intuition.