Mental Health Care for New Hispanic Immigrants: Innovative Approaches in Contemporary Clinical Practice

by Finlayson; Marcia

• ISBN13: 9780789023087
• ISBN10: 0789023083
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2005-10-17
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Save time--inform your clinical planning with core knowledge and tips offered from experienced clinicians! While many Hispanic groups have lived in the mainland United States for years, there now is a growth of new groups, such as Dominicans in New York City and Cuban refugees that are in need of culturally competent mental health care. Mental Health Care for New Hispanic Immigrants: Innovative Approaches in Contemporary Clinical Practice will help mental health clinicians gain insight into essential clinical issues facing those who work with these new immigrants. This text, designed to aid in direct clinical practice, will guide you in the effective delivery of comprehensive psychosocial services. It arms you with the latest demographic information and offers valuable suggestions for treatment in different modalities for under-served Hispanic groups. Mental Health Care for New Hispanic Immigrants: Innovative Approaches in Contemporary Clinical Practice presents insights and practice approaches from respected authorities and explores latest trends on these new populations. You'll find an in-depth examination of the mental health disparities in Hispanic immigrants, a conceptual overview of reasons for immigration and migration patterns, and a look at the unique stressors new groups face which impact immigrants' mental health. Detailed data on each group, important highlights of pertinent historical aspects, and in-depth discussions of helpful assessment, treatment, and practice issues provide effective approaches illustrated through discussion and case studies. In Mental Health Care for New Hispanic Immigrants: Innovative Approaches in Contemporary Clinical Practice, you will find: detailed research and clinical information about new immigrant groups explorations of the growth of new groups, such as Dominicans in New York City and Cuban refugees recently reaching the shores of Florida information on psychosocial stressors, psychiatric diagnoses, and utilization of services among undocumented immigrants effective outreach techniques a detailed list of resources including extensive Web sites, national centers for the study of Hispanic groups, and important published works used for research and practice up-to-date demographics on new groups Mental Health Care for New Hispanic Immigrants: Innovative Approaches in Contemporary Clinical Practice brings vital information geared to the direct practice professional in psychology, social work, psychiatric nursing, and psychiatry, as well as graduate-level students in these fields.

Table of Contents

Foreword: Culturally Competent Mental Health Care with New Hispanic Immigrants	xv
Ian A. Canino
Health Disparities in the Hispanic Population: An Overview	1	(20)
Gladys Gonzalez-Ramos
Manny J. Gonzalez
Mental Health in the Hispanic Immigrant Community: An Overview	21	(26)
Peter J. Guarnaccia
Igda Martinez
Henry Acosta
Mental Health Care of Hispanic Immigrant Children: A School-Based Approach	47	(12)
Gladys Gonzalez-Ramos
Manny J. Gonzalez
Concepts of Mental Health and Mental Illness in Older Hispanics	59	(28)
Cathy S. Berkman
Peter J. Guarnaccia
Naelys Diaz
Lee W. Badger
Gary J. Kennedy
Serious Mental Illness Among Mexican Immigrant Families: Implications for Culturally Relevant Practice	87	(20)
Concepcion Barrio
Ann Marie Yamada
Psychosocial Stressors, Psychiatric Diagnoses and Utilization of Mental Health Services Among Undocumented Immigrant Latinos	107	(18)
M. Carmela Perez
Lisa Fortuna
Mental Health Intervention with Dominican Immigrants: A Psychosocial Perspective	125	(16)
Annecy Baez
The Mariel and Balsero Cuban Immigrant Experience: Family Reunification Issues and Treatment Recommendations	141	(14)
Manny J. Gonzalez
Jose J. Lopez
Eunjeong Ko
Counseling South American Immigrants	155	(16)
Jairo N. Fuertes
Vincent C. Alfonso
Janet T. Schultz
Central American Survivors of Political Violence: An Examination of Contextual Factors and Practice Issues	171	(20)
David W. Engstrom
Lissette M. Piedra
The Future of Culturally Competent Mental Health Care for Latino Immigrants	191	(8)
William Vega
Appendix	199	(12)
Index	211