Latinos/Hispanic Americans

Abreu,J.M., Gim,C., and Atkinson,D.R. Multicultural counseling training: Past, present, and future directions. The Counseling Psychologist 28(5):641-656, 2000.

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Counseling/CUL/CUL Lit Review/Models/multicultural counseling/Research/training

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This article provides a selective review of the multicultural counseling training literature. A brief historical account of multicultural counseling is followed by three other sections detaining current models of MCT, conceptualization of training objectives, and empirical research

Altarriba,J., and Bauer,L.M. Counseling the Hispanic client: Cuban Americans, Mexican Americans, and Puerto Ricans. Journal of Counseling & Development 76(4):389-396, 1998.

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Counseling/Cross Cultural Treatment/CUL Lit Review/Cultural Sensitivity/Ethnic Values/Hispanics/Mexican Americans/Models/Psychological assessment/Sociocultural Factors

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general framework for assessment & counseling of Cuban & Mexican American & Puerto Rican clients

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This article describes a general framework that may be used when counseling Cuban American, Mexican American, and Puerto Rican clients. The psychological and sociocultural characteristics of these populations are described. Both differences and similarities among the 3 groups are reviewed. The identification of the client's worldview, cultural values, and family values provides a specific framework for counseling these clients. Specific and general guidelines are provided for psychological assessment

Cortes,D.E., and Rogler,L.H. Biculturality among Puerto Rican adults in the United States. American Journal of Community Psychology 22(5):707-722, 1994.

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CUL Lit Review

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Constantine,M.G., and Baron,A. Assessing and counseling Chicano(a) college students: A conceptual and practical framework. In: Multicultural Issues In Counseling: New Approaches to Diversity. 2d ed. Alexandria, VA: American Counseling Association, 1997. pp. 295-314.

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College Students/Counseling/Cross Cultural Treatment/CUL Lit Review/Mexican Americans/Psychological assessment/Psychosocial Factors/Sociocultural Factors/Treatment Planning

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psychosocial/cultural constructs for counseling assessment & intervention & treatment planning, Chicano college students

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(from the chapter) presents some of the knowledge and skills that are useful in assessing and intervening with Chicano(a) college students who present for mental health counseling/ 3 primary psychosocial/cultural constructs [acculturation, ethnic identity development, gender role socialization], together with a 4th unifying construct [interactive culture strain], that [the authors] have found useful in client conceptualization and treatment planning are discussed as they apply to the counseling concerns of Chicano(a) college students/ also discussed are appropriate assessment methods and a case study [of an 18-yr-old male] that illustrates how the constructs may be assessed via a counseling interview and how they can guide treatment planning

Cuellar,I., and Gonzalez,G. Cultural identity description and cultural formulation for Hispanics. In: Dana,R.H., ed. Handbook of Cross-Cultural and Multicultural Personality Assessment. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2000. pp. 605-621.

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Assessment/Behavior/CUL Lit Review/Culture/Culture (Anthropological)/Ethnic Identity/Hispanics/Personality/Personality Assessment/Psychological assessment/Psychology/Self Concept

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development of cultural identity & cultural self & influence of culture on individual behavior & personality & accuracy of psychological assessment, Hispanics

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(from the chapter) This chapter reviews the various descriptions and components attributed to the self and self-concept and relates this to identity and its component parts and descriptions--specifically, Hispanic development of cultural identity and the cultural self. An example of a cultural formulation is provided to assess specific influences of culture on an individual's behavior and personality. Accuracy of psychological assessment is related to accurate cultural formulation and is viewed as essential and necessary for competent multicultural assessment practices in psychology

Cueller,I. Cross-cultural clinical psychological assessment of Hispanic Americans. Journal of Personality Assessment 70(1):71-86, 1998.

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Assessment/CUL Lit Review/Cultural Assimilation/Cultural Sensitivity/Cultural Test Bias/Ethnic Identity/Hispanics/methods/Personality/Personality Tests/Psychological assessment

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cultural orientation & identity & acculturation, psychological processes & assessment of Hispanic Americans

Abstract: Some of the major misconceptions about psychological assessment and testing of Hispanics are examined. Current views of how cultural variables influence the assessment process, specific to Hispanics, are presented. A model for examining the phases of the assessment and points along that process most vulnerable to reliability and validity errors is suggested. The model in the Mental Disorders-IV (DSM-IV) for cultural inclusion is examined. Assessing an Hispanic client's ethnicity and cultural background represents a valid and appropriate assessment technique when evaluating Hispanics. Examples of some ethnocultural variables are provided. The use of such variables may be a necessary step in competent interpretation of personality tests administered to Hispanics. The challenges of identifying and developing appropriate methods for more accurate interpretation of psychological measures are reviewed from the perspective of minimizing bias

Echeverry,J.J. Treatment barriers: Accessing and accepting professional help. In: Garcia,J.G., and Zea,M.C., eds. Psychological Interventions and Research with Latino Populations. Boston: Allyn & Bacon, 1997. pp. 94-107.

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Acculturation/Client Characteristics/Communities/Cross Cultural Treatment/CUL Lit Review/general/Health/Health Care Utilization/Hispanics/Intervention/Mental health/Mental Health Services/Psychotherapeutic Processes/Research/Treatment

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client & client-therapist & organizational or structural variables as barriers to accessing or accepting mental health treatment, Latinos, US

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(from the chapter) two of the most difficult issues confronting the provision of mental health care to the Latino communities of the US are the extent to which these services are available and accessible to those in need, and the degree to which those in need seek and accept professional help / examines some of the most salient factors involved in this problem, taking into account client variables, client-therapist variables, and organizational or structural variables that may contribute to the creation and maintenance of barriers to treatment / focuses on client variables that may constitute factors in the pattern or nature of help-seeking / focuses on organizational or systemic variables / offers some ideas for the remediation of barriers to mental health treatment / talk about Latinos in general, but particularly those who are in the early phases of the acculturation process or whose financial situation limits their access to mental health services in some way

Espin,O.M. Issues of identity in the psychology of Latina lesbians. In: Boston Lesbian Psychologies Collective, ed. Lesbian Psychologies: Explorations and Challenges. Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 1987. pp. 35-55.

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Cul lit Review (writers)/GEN Lit Review/Workgroup 6

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Garcia,J.G., and Zea,M.C., eds. Psychological Interventions and Research with Latino Populations. Boston: Allyn & Bacon, 1996.

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Counseling/CUL/Culture/Hispano/Latino/Intervention/Mexican Americans/multicultural competency training/Psychology/Research/Work

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Describes the current psychological concepts, interventions, and research with Latino groups living in the US. Emphasizes the commonalities and differences among groups and so treats Mexican Americans, Cubans, Puerto Ricans, Central Americans, and others separately except when looking specifically at commonalities between them. Also accounts for the influence of the African Diaspora in Latino cultures. primarily directed to educators for use as a textbook or reference in courses dealing with multicultural psychology, counseling, social work, and related disciplines