Assessing and Treating Culturally Diverse Clients: A Practical Guide / Edition 3

by Freddy A. Paniagua

Overview

A bestseller in its Second Edition, the Third Edition of Assessing and Treating Culturally Diverse Clients has been 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. Author Freddy A. Paniagua also addresses clinical work with African American, Hispanic, American Indian, and Asian clients.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781412910088
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	02/28/2005
Series:	Multicultural Aspects of Counseling And Psychotherapy Series
Edition description:	Third Edition
Pages:	232
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Series Editor Introduction
Preface
Acknowledgments
Ch. 1. Minority, Multicultural, Race, and Ethnicity Concepts
Ch. 2. General Guidelines for the Assessment and Treatment of Culturally Diverse Clients
Ch. 3. Guidelines for the Assessment and Treatment of African American Clients
Ch. 4. Guidelines for the Assessment and Treatment of Hispanic Clients
Ch. 5. Guidelines for the Assessment and Treatment of Asian Clients
Ch. 6. Guidelines for the Assessment and Treatment of American Indian Clients
Ch. 7. Guidelines for the Prevention of Attrition with African American, American Indian, Asian, and Hispanic Clients
Ch. 8. Guidelines for Evaluating and Using the Epidemiological Mental Health Literature with Culturally Diverse Groups
Ch. 9. Using Culturally Biased Instruments
Ch. 10. Using Cultural Variables in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-Text Revision)
References
Author Index
Subject Index
About the Author

Editorial Reviews

Offers practical guidelines for dealing with culturally diverse clientele, for professionals in counseling, psychotherapy, psychiatric nursing, social work, ethnic studies, and behavioral psychology. Contains chapters on general concepts and specific guidelines for assessing and treating African Americans, Hispanics, Asians, and American Indians. Also discusses preventing attrition, using epidemiological mental health literature with multicultural groups, and using culturally biased instruments. New to this edition is a chapter summarizing cultural variables in the DSM-IV. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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