Counseling Latinos and la Familia : A Practical Guide

by Azara L Santiago-Rivera

• ISBN13: 9780761923299
• ISBN10: 0761923292
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-01-02
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc

Summary

Counseling Latinos and la familia provides an integrated approach to understanding Latino families and increasing competency for counselors and other mental health professional who work with Latinos and their families. It provides essential background information about the Latino population and the family unit, which is so central to Latino culture, including the diversity of various Spanish-speaking groups, socio-political issues, and changing family forms. The book also includes practical counseling strategies, focusing on the multicultural competencies approach.A provides an integrated approach to understanding Latino families and increasing competency for counselors and other mental health professional who work with Latinos and their families. It provides essential background information about the Latino population and the family unit, which is so central to Latino culture, including the diversity of various Spanish-speaking groups, socio-political issues, and changing family forms. The book also includes practical counseling strategies, focusing on the multicultural competencies approach.A

Table of Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

PART I. OVERVIEW

1. Understanding Latino Perspectives: The Multicultural Counseling Competencies

2. Understanding Latino Families: Historical and Sociopolitical Multicultural Contexts

3. Understanding Latino Families From Multiple Contexts: Essential Frames of Reference

4. Understanding Latino Families: Redefining Their Diversity

5. Understanding Latino Families in Transition

PART II. COUNSELING ISSUES AND INTERVENTION

6. Initial Stage of the Counseling Process: Issues and Alternative Strategies

7. The Middle and Last Stages of Counseling

8. Latino Family Counseling: Models of Helping

9. Future Directions

Appendix A: Selected Measures of Acculturation

Appendix B: Glossary of Terms

Appendix C: Culture-Centered Clinical Interview

Appendix D: Selected Bibliotherapy Resources

References

Index

About the Authors