Psychological Interventions and Cultural Diversity

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.