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A bestseller in its second edition, the third edition of Assessing and Treating Culturally Diverse Clients is extensively revised and updated with new materials to enhance the contents across chapters.
This book quickly summarizes key practical guidelines that all clinicians can apply when assessing, diagnosing, or treating culturally diverse clients. The author accents clinical work with African American, Hispanic, American Indian, and Asian clients.. Some of the topics covered include a description of cultural variables in the DSM-IV that may affect assessment and treatment across groups; explanations of epidemiological mental health data across groups; a discussion on how to apply data from culturally specific, biased measures; and a description of many of the important factors to consider during the delivery of treatment. This practical volume also offers guidelines for the prevention of attrition.
Assessing and Treating Culturally Diverse Clients is an excellent text for any course in the mental health academic discipline. It is also an ideal resource for mental health professionals seeking a license to practice in their respective field.
Guidelines for the Assessment and Treatment of African American Clients
Guidelines for the Assessment and Treatment of African American Clients
In the 2000 U.S. Census, approximately 34.6 million individuals (12.3% of the total U.S. population) self-identified as “Black or African American.” In addition, 1.8 million defined their race as Black or African American in combination with one or more other races (Grieco & Cassidy, 2001; U.S. Bureau of the Census, 2000). In this mixed-race group, the races most commonly reported in combination with Black or African American were as follows: White (784,764 individuals reported African American–White biracial status), American Indian and Alaska Native (182,494 individuals), White and American Indian and Alaska Native (112,207 reported this multiracial status), and Asian (106,782 individuals) (Grieco & Cassidy, 2001). In ...
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