A guide to providing psychotherapy for the poor stresses the need to help them draw on strengths and resources within themselves and within their communities

Product Description: This revised text provides students and practitioners with information to provide culturally sensitive service in the area of multicultural psychology. It includes information about the history and experiences of four major ethnic groups in America: African-Americans; American Indians; Asian Americans; and Hispanic Americans...read more

Product Description: Discover a culturally competent model of clinical case management in mental health practice settings. In The Cross-Cultural Practice of Clinical Case Management, author Peter Manoleas synthesizes some of the existent thinking on case management in cross-cultural psychotherapy settings and develops an effective model of clinical case management for mental health practitioners...read more

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Man Keung Ho provides a comprehensive, up-to-date examination of family therapy with ethnic minorities. He discusses the theory, models and techniques of therapy and then applies these principles, through extensive case studies, to specific minorities - Asian/Pacific Americans, American Indians/ Alaskan Natives and Black and Hispanic Americans. (view table of contents)

Product Description: In this book, twenty-one researchers and clinicians review the study of the genetics of male infertility, the tools available in the laboratory and clinic, the current state of knowledge, and the future of research and translation into clinical diagnostics and treatments...read more

Product Description: The essays in this volume discuss racism and sexism as they affect mental health. In particular, they focus on training, diagnosis, treatment, and research, emphasizing the power relationships between individuals and groups that cause unequal access to mental health care...read more

Product Description: Grouped in four sections - conceptual overview, individuals and families, social problems and the community, and teaching, learning, research and training - these essays discuss racism and sexism as they affect people's mental health...read more

Most traditional couple therapy models are based on the Eurocentric, middle-class value system and are not effective for today's psychotherapists working in multicultural settings. Multicultural Couple Therapy is the first "hands-on" guide for integrating couple therapy with culture, race, ethnic identity, socioeconomic status, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, and immigration experiences. The editors and a culturally diverse group of contributors follow a common outline of topics across chapters, related to theory, research, practice, and training. They report on the application of major evidence-based models of couple therapy and demonstrate the integral role played by contextually based values involved in relationships, conflict, and resolution. Key Features Presents a multiperspective approach that focuses on specific cultural issues in couple therapyCreates a cultural context for couples to help readers better understand key issues that affect relationships Features a series of compelling "Case Examples" from the authors' personal therapeutic experience in treatment with couples from diverse backgrounds Includes "Additional Resource" sections, including suggested readings, films, and Web sites, as well as experiential exercises and topics for reflection Intended Audience This groundbreaking book provides an in-depth resource for clinicians, supervisors, educators, and students enrolled in courses in couple therapy, marriage and family therapy, and multicultural counseling who are interested in how diverse clients define conflicts and what they consider to be functional solutions.

Product Description: The second edition of this outstanding book is valuable for any reader who will be providing mental health services to culturally diverse populations. The client groups covered include African American, Native American, Asian American,and Hispanic...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Essays identify significant psychological issues for ethnic minorities and describe intervention strategies for use with ethnic groups, including African Americans, Hispanics, Asian Americans, and American Indians. Contributors present a framework for assessing difficulties in each ethnic group, an...read more

Differences unfortunately still remain in the way many races are provided health and mental health services. This book comprehensively examines this tough issue across a wide spectrum of areas, including racial identity, intergroup relations, education, socioeconomic conditions, substance abuse, services for the elderly, and methodological issues relating to race research. Respected experts from various disciplines discuss how various populations, such as preschool children, adolescents, working-age adults, the elderly, African Americans, and minorities in general, experience disparity in today's system along with approaches to rectify the problems. This book was published as a special issue of Social Work in Public Health.

Exploring the ways that clients' lives, and family therapy itself, are constrained by larger forces of racial, cultural, sexual, and class-based inequality, this groundbreaking volume expands the boundaries of the field and works toward truly inclusive clinical practice. Editor Monica McGoldrick--whose earlier ETHNICITY AND FAMILY THERAPY provides in-depth portraits of the family systems of more than 40 ethnic groups--here takes up vital cultural issues that cut across all ethnicities. Integrating theoretical exposition, case vignettes, and evocative autobiographical narratives, contributors offer concrete suggestions for improving family therapy training and developing services that minority families may experience as more relevant to their lives.

Product Description: This must read for any helping professional is the first book to present a theory of multicultural counseling and therapy. After the authors presentation of their theory, experts in specific areas of the field (traditional theories of counseling, research, practice, training, organizational development, ethnocentricism/bias in counseling, and specific populations) present their views on the proposed theory and comment on how it applies to their particular areas of expertise...read more

Product Description: How can quality mental health care be provided for multicultural populations? This volume explores this question by focusing on mental health services in the United States for a variety of populations, including African Americans, Native Americans and Chinese Americans. (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)