Psychological Interventions and Cultural Diversity

by Aponte, Joseph F.; Wohl, Julian

• ISBN13: 9780205146680
• ISBN10: 0205146686
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-01-01
• Publisher: Allyn & Bacon

Summary

As the ethnic population of the United States continues to grow, so too does the need for addressing an array of psychological problems faced by ethnic groups. The challenge to mental health professionals is to develop the knowledge and skills necessary to address these needs and problems, as well as to organize mental health services to treat ethnic groups in a sensitive, timely, and effective manner. This highly useful, new resource helps professionals meet that challenge. The book helps the therapist identify the relevant issues faced by ethnic minorities, and it identifies intervention strategies that can be used with ethnic groups. The book is organized around content areas including general issues, intervention and treatment levels and modalities, selected populations, selected issues as problems, and the status of research and training in the field. Within these broad content areas, each chapter covers the major ethnic groups - African Americans, Hispanics, Asian Americans, and American Indians.

Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Editors
List of Contributors
The Changing Ethnic Profile of the United States	p. 1
Impact of Acculturation and Moderator Variables on the Intervention and Treatment of Ethnic Groups	p. 19
Symptom Expression and the Use of Mental Health Services among American Ethnic Minorities	p. 40
Impact of the Use of Standard Psychological Assessment on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Ethnic Minorities	p. 57
Traditional Individual Psychotherapy and Ethnic Minorities	p. 74
Cultural Relativistic Approach toward Ethnic Minorities in Family Therapy	p. 92
Group Interventions and Treatment with Ethnic Minorities	p. 109
Community Approaches with Ethnic Groups	p. 128
Traditional and Folk Approaches among Ethnic Minorities	p. 145
Understanding and Treating Ethnic Minority Youth	p. 164
Clinical Issues and Intervention with Ethnic Minority Women	p. 181
Interventions with Ethnic Minority Elderly	p. 199
Intervention and Treatment of Ethnic Minority Substance Abusers	p. 215
Ethnic Minority Physical Health: Issues and Interventions	p. 234
Intervention and Treatment for Ethnic Minority Homeless Adults	p. 250
Ethnic Minority Intervention and Treatment Research	p. 266
Education and Training Issues for Intervention with Ethnic Groups	p. 283
Common Themes and Future Prospects	p. 301
Name Index	p. 317
Subject Index	p. 327
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