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New in Paperback. This book presents a practical, step-by-step approach to integrating multicultural sensitivity into one’s clinical practice.
List of contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction. Multicultural Care in Clinical Practice
Chapter 1. Cultural Self-Assessment: Knowing Others, Knowing Yourself
Chapter 2. Engagement: Telling Stories
Chapter 3. Multicultural Assessment: Understanding Lives in Context
Chapter 4. Cultural Analysis: Looking Through a Multicultural Lens
Chapter 5. Multicultural Therapeutic Relationships: Seeing Yourself in the Other
Chapter 6. Psychopharmacology and Psychological Testing: Engaging in Cultural Critical Thinking
Chapter 7. Multicultural Treatment: Part 1. Fostering Empowerment
Chapter 8. Multicultural Treatment: Part 2. Incorporating Culture-Specific Healing
Chapter 9. Multicultural Consciousness: Extending Cultural Competence Beyond the Clinical Encounter
Memoirs of Culturally Diverse Individuals
Resources
Glossary
References
Index
About the Author
About the author
Lillian Comas-Díaz, PhD, is a clinical psychologist in full-time private practice and a clinical professor in the George Washington University Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. Previously, she was a faculty member of the Yale University Department of Psychiatry, where she also directed its Hispanic Clinic. The author of more than 100 publications, Dr. Comas-Díaz is the coeditor of
Clinical Guidelines in Cross-Cultural Mental Health (with Ezra Griffith, 1988),
Women of Color: Integrating Ethnic and Gender Identities in Psychotherapy (with Beverly Greene, 1994),
WomanSoul: The Inner Life of Women's Spirituality (with Carole A. Rayburn, 2008), and
Women Psychotherapists: Journeys in Healing (with Marcella Bakur Weiner, 2011). She is the founding editor of
Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, the official journal of the Society for the Psychological Study of Ethnic Minorities Issues (Division 45 of APA). In addition, she serves on several editorial boards and is an associate editor of
American Psychologist. Dr. Comas-Díaz is a past president of Psychologists in Independent Practice (Division 42 of APA) and former director of the APA Office of Ethnic Minority Affairs.
