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ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Allen E. Ivey is Distinguished University Professor (Emeritus), University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He is the founder of Microtraining Associates, an educational publishing firm, and now serves with Microtraining/Alexander Street Press as a consultant. Allen is a Diplo- mate in Counseling Psychology and a Fellow of the American Counseling Association. He is past president and Fellow of the Society for Counseling Psychology. He is also a Fellow of the American Counseling Association (where he made the first presentation on neuros- cience and counseling), Society for the Psychological Study of Culture, Ethnicity, and Race, and the Asian American Psychological Association. He has keynoted conferences in 25 countries, but is most proud of being named a Multicultural Elder at the National Multicultural Conference and Summit. Allen is author or coauthor of more than 40 books and 200 articles and chapters, translated into 25 languages. He is the originator of the microskills approach, which is fundamental to this book.

Carlos P. Zalaquett is a professor in the Department of Educational Psychology, CounCarlos P. Zalaquett is a professor in the Department of Educational Psychology, CounCarlos P. Zalaquett - seling, and Special Education at the Pennsylvania State University, and a licensed men- tal health counselor in the State of Florida. He is also vice president for the United States and Canada of the Society of Interamerican Psychology, president of the Pennsylvania Mental Health Counselors Association, and past president of the Florida Mental Health Counseling Association, the Suncoast Mental Health Counselors Asso- ciation (SMHCA), and the Florida Behavioral Health Alliance. Carlos is the author or coauthor of more than 50 scholarly publications and five books, including the Spanish version of Basic Attending Skills. He has received many awards, including the University of South Florida’s Latinos Association’s Faculty of the Year, the Tampa Hispanic Heritage’s Man of Education Award, and the SMHCA Emeritus Award. His current research uses a neuroscience-based framework to compare brain activity and self-reported decision making. �is cutting-edge research integrates mind, brain, and body in the exploration of human responses central to counseling and psychotherapy. He is an internationally recognized expert on mental health, counseling, psychotherapy, diversity, and education and has conducted workshops and lectures in 11 countries.

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Mary Bradford Ivey is a consultant with Microtraining/Alexander Street Press and a Mary Bradford Ivey is a consultant with Microtraining/Alexander Street Press and a Mary Bradford Ivey former school counselor. She has served as a visiting professor at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst; Keene State College University of Hawai‘i; and Flinders University, South Australia. Mary is the author or coauthor of many articles and of 16 books, translated into multiple languages. She is a Nationally Certified Counselor (NCC) and has held a certificate in school counseling. She is also known for her work in promoting and explaining developmental counseling in the United States and inter- nationally, with a special background to the prevention of bullying. Her elementary counseling program was named one of the 10 best in the nation at the Christa McAuliffe Conference. She is one of the first 15 honored Fellows of the American Counseling Association for her extensive contributions to the multicultural and social justice field, as well as her well-known video demonstrations and writing. Co

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