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Culturally Diverse Mental Health The Challenges of Research and Resistance

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ISBN-10: 0415933587

ISBN-13: 9780415933582

Edition: 2003

Authors: Jeffery Scott Mio, Gayle Y. Iwamasa

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The most comprehensive book on the topic of multicultural mental health, Culturally Diverse Mental Health addresses the challenge of counseling diverse populations including multiracial, homosexual, geriatric, and disabled individuals. Because many clients of diverse backgrounds have entered therapy in the last two decades, old models of treatment based on the mainstream majority no longer apply. This book compiles the latest research on a widely diverse number of populations and addresses the issue of resistance to the need to modify old practices to apply to these populations.
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Book details

List price: $64.95
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 5/16/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 5.98" wide x 8.98" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English

Dr. Jeffery Scott Mio is a professor in the Psychology and Sociology Department at California State Polytechnic University, Ponoma, where he also serves as the Director of the M.S. in Psychology program. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois, Chicago, in 1984. Dr. Mio has taught multicultural psychology since 1986. He is a Fellow in Division 2 (Society for the Teaching of Psychology) and Division 45 (Society for the Psychological Study of Ethinic Minority Issues) of the American Psychological Association, as well as a Fellow of the Asian American Psychological Association and the Western psychological Association. Dr. Lori A. Barker is a professor in the Psychology and…    

Foreword
Contributors
Resistance to Multicultural Psychology
Modern Forms of Resistance to Multiculturalism: Keeping Our Eyes on the Prize
Expanding Our Understanding of White Racism and Resistance to Change in the Fields of Counseling and Psychology
Resistance to Multiculturalism: The "Indian Problem"
To Be Included in the Multicultural Discussion: Check One Box Only
Manifestations of Resistance to Diversity and Multiculturalism in Organizations
Building Bridges in the 21st Century: Allies and the Power of Human Connection Across Demographic Divides
Diverse Ethnic Minority Populations
African Americans in the New Millennium: A Continued Search for Our True Identity
African-American Couples: Their Importance to the Stability of African-American Families and Their Mental Health Issues
Latinos and Mental Health: At Least You Should Know This
Clinical Psychology Issues Among Asian/Pacific Islander Americans
South Asian Americans: Culture, Concerns, and Therapeutic Strategies
American-Indian Mental Health Service Delivery: Persistent Challenges and Future Prospects
Not Just Black and White: Interracial Relationships and Multiracial Individuals
Diverse Nonethnic Populations
Women's Mental Health Research: History, Current Status, and Future Directions
Violence Against Women: A Silent Pandemic
Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Psychology: Past, Present, and Future Directions
Aging and Mental Health
Deaf: Moving from Hearing Loss to Diversity
Perspectives on Spirituality and Psychology in Ethnic Populations
Index