Cultural Competency Training in a Global Society
Editors: Dana, Richard H., Allen, James (Eds.)
Free Preview- Editors are known experts on multicultural psychological services and assessment
- Embedding multicultural competency in public sector mental health services is a fast-growing initiative as well as becoming a requirement in numerous states
- This handbook will directly target practitioners who need to be informed about multicultural competency
- Describes training programs in various school, counseling, and clinical psychology as well as program examples illustrating applications in Puerto Rico and Italy
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- About this book
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Cultural competence is more than an admirable goal: it is an essential skill set for mental health professionals working in a diverse global society marked by crisis and trauma. It is essential for clinicians to understand the intricate mix of history and self-concept, identity and tradition that are central not only for ameliorating psychological problems but to foster psychological health and well-being.
As the definition of culture takes on broader meanings-at once embracing multiple identities and increasing globalization- Cultural Competency Training in a Global Society brings a vital perspective and practical understanding to clinical, counseling, and school psychologists, as well as to graduate students entering these fields. By describing a comprehensive training model for professional education and practice in the United States with ethnic minority groups, indigenous populations, immigrants, and refugees, this book has relevance for other multicultural societies because the implications are multidisciplinary in focus and potentially international in scope. The existing and emergent global multicultural populations described in this book represent the neglected human faces of economic globalization. Among the topics covered:
- Requirements for professional training in cultural competency.
- Research basis for cultural competency training.
- International resources and their usage in training and practice.
- Multicultural assessment in the service of intervention.
- Evaluating cultural competency training.
- Table of contents (10 chapters)
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The Human Face of Globalization
Pages 5-23
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Globalization: Psychological Problems and Social Needs
Pages 25-42
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National and International Professional Resources
Pages 43-61
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Transitions Integrating Research and Practice
Pages 67-78
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Transitions in Psychotherapy, Clinical Diagnosis, and Assessment
Pages 79-94
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Cultural Competency Training in a Global Society
- Editors
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- Richard H. Dana
- James Allen
- Series Title
- International and Cultural Psychology
- Copyright
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York
- Copyright Holder
- Springer-Verlag New York
- eBook ISBN
- 978-0-387-79822-6
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-0-387-79822-6
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-0-387-79821-9
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-1-4419-2727-9
- Series ISSN
- 1571-5507
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XXX, 252
- Topics
