Cultural Competency in Psychological Assessment
Working Effectively With Latinx Populations
Amanda Venta author Alfonso Mercado author
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Oxford University Press Inc
Published:21st Dec '22
Should be back in stock very soon
The Latinx population has experienced fast growth and is highly diverse, for example, in terms of immigration status, being born in the United States or other countries of origin, cultural variation, skin color, and language preference. Access to linguistically and culturally relevant services is crucial yet extremely limited. Assessment is an essential aspect of ethical mental health practice and has significant implications at the time it is conducted as well as in the future. Cultural Competency in Psychological Assessment: Working Effectively with Latinx Populations focuses on the practical application of culturally informed assessment approaches with Latinx persons in mental health settings. Drs. Mercado and Venta discuss the mental health needs of the Latinx population and provide guidance on the best practices to use when working with this cultural group, such as incorporating cultural humility and cultural awareness in psychological assessments and using cultural clinical interview techniques. Latinx cultural values, cultural conceptualization, and clinical implications for working with Latinx patients are discussed at length. Cultural Competency in Psychological Assessment also covers topics such as linguistic considerations, working with interpreters, dealing with prejudice and microaggressions, working with undocumented and immigrant clients including children, and recommendations for future research. This book is a resource of clinical utility for psychologists and other mental health practitioners working with the Latinx community as well as for graduate students in psychology and psychiatry residents.
The cultural differences of countless Latinx have repeatedly been misconstrued as psychopathology because of assessors' lack of cultural competencies. Dr. Alfonso Mercado and Dr. Amanda Venta's book entitled Cultural Competency in Psychological Assessment: Working Effectively With Latinx Populations is a significant step in effectively addressing this problem by presenting the most thorough set of assessment suggestions to date. * Martin J. La Roche, PhD, Director of Mental Health Training, Boston Children's Hospital at Martha Eliot; Professor in Psychology, Harvard Medical School *
The outstanding scholars Alfonso Mercado and Amanda Venta have provided us with an invaluable contribution with Cultural Competency in Psychological Assessment: Working Effectively With Latinx Populations. They provide a comprehensive, highly informative volume that describes the tremendous diversity and complexity among Latinx groups, the phenomenon of acculturation, and immigration. They challenge various stereotypes and discuss issues such as the resiliency of the Latinx population despite health risks. Most importantly, they provide best practices for appropriate ethical psychological assessment and evaluation with Latinx populations and other cultural groups. They do so with expertise, knowledge, wisdom, and sensitivity of Latinx communities. This work is a highly essential and appealing must read for a broad range of scholars and practitioners. * Melba J. T. Vasquez, PhD, ABPP, Independent Practice, Austin, TX; Former President, American Psychological Association *
An important feature of Cultural Competency in Psychological Assessment is that it provides busy clinical psychologists with a quick review of important cultural issues they need to know to be culturally competent when assessing persons from Latinx populations, and still be able to keep their very busy clinical schedule in the community. * Freddy A. Paniagua, Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences *
ISBN: 9780190065225
Dimensions: 155mm x 237mm x 8mm
Weight: 231g
128 pages