Alcohol Use/Abuse Among Latinos - Issues and Examples of Culturally Competent Services

List of contents

Contents Introduction

• Setting the Context
• Cultural Competence and the Field of ATOD: Latinos as a Case Example
• Prevalence and Consequences of Alcohol, Cigarette, and Drug Use Among Hispanics
• Alcohol Use and Abuse Among Latinos: Issues and Examples of Culturally Competent Services
• A View from the Field
• Alcoholism Services and Community Settings: Latina Beauty Parlors as Case Examples
• Professional Development of AODA Practice with Latinos: The Utility of Supervision, In- Service Training, and Consultation
• Evaluating Hispanic/Latino Programs: Ensuring Cultural Competence
• Group Specific
• The Drug Free Workplace in Rural Arizona
• Alcohol Use Among Latino Males: Implications for the Development of Culturally Competent Prevention and Treatment Services
• The Treatment of Alcohol Dependency Among Latinas: A Feminist, Cultural, and Community Perspective
• Latina Lesbians and Alcohol and Other Drugs: Social Work Implications
• Summary of Key Practice, Research and Policy Implications
• Index

About the author

Delgado, Melvin

Product details

• Authors: Melvin Delgado, Delgado Melvin
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.03.1998
• EAN: 9780789003928
• ISBN: 978-0-7890-0392-8
• No. of pages: 224
• Weight: 430 g
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Services, Social welfare & social services, Hispanic & Latino Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General, Ethnic studies / Ethnicity, Social welfare, social policy and social services