Culturally Diverse Children and Adolescents

Culturally Diverse Children and Adolescents
Author: Ian A. Canino
Publisher: Guilford Press
Total Pages: 248
Release: 2000-07-26
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 9781572305830

An edition to guide mental health practitioners in conducting culturally competent, effective work with economically disadvantaged youth from African-, Asian-, Latino- and Native-American backgrounds.

Multicultural Education of Children and Adolescents

Multicultural Education of Children and Adolescents
Author: G. Lea Lee
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 367
Release: 2017-06-26
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1351737422

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- About the Authors -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- PART I Multicultural Education and its Response to the United States' lncreasing Diversity -- 1 Multicultural Education -- 2 Diversity -- PART II Understanding Learners and their Cultural Backgrounds -- 3 Understanding African American Children and Adolescents -- 4 Understanding American Indian Children and Adolescents -- 5 Understanding Arab American Children and Adolescents -- 6 Understanding Asian American Children and Adolescents -- 7 Understanding European American Children and Adolescents -- 8 Understanding Hispanic American Children and Adolescents -- PART III Teaching and Learning in a Diverse Society -- 9 Curricular Efforts -- 10 Instructional Practices -- 11 Parents, Families, and Caregivers of Culturally Diverse Backgrounds -- 12 Administrators and Special School Personnel -- 13 Newly Emerging Issues of Multicultural Education -- References -- Index

Culturally Diverse Children and Adolescents

Culturally Diverse Children and Adolescents
Author: Ian A. Canino
Publisher: Guilford Publications
Total Pages: 196
Release: 1994
Genre: Adolescent psychiatry
ISBN: 9780898624090

Chapters provide useful theoretical constructs, suggest concrete ways to interpret assessments, and outline effective treatment approaches. Illustrated with numerous clinical vignettes, the book clearly describes how to elicit relevant history from the child, caretakers, family, and school officials; utilize diagnostic criteria in a culturally appropriate way; and intervene - using innovative treatment strategies. Throughout, long-standing misconceptions and myths are exposed, as readers acquire the skills needed to recognize and reinforce the strengths that often exist amid what can look like insurmountable problems. Comprehensively addressing the wide range of issues one encounters in the treatment of minority children, this book is a valuable resource for psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, and psychiatric nurses

Exploring Culturally Diverse Literature for Children and Adolescents

Exploring Culturally Diverse Literature for Children and Adolescents
Author: Darwin L. Henderson
Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
Total Pages: 412
Release: 2005
Genre: Education
ISBN:

This collection of original essays concentrates on the meaning of cultural aesthetics in children's and adolescent literature and uniquely tackles the particular issues teachers face today. Discusses beginning literary patterns of a particular group, stereotypic representations of American cultures, imagery in American adolescent and children's literature, and issues of literary inclusion. Theory and practice come together throughout the three sections of the text.

Multicultural Understanding of Child and Adolescent Psychopathology

Multicultural Understanding of Child and Adolescent Psychopathology
Author: Thomas M. Achenbach
Publisher: Guilford Press
Total Pages: 338
Release: 2007-01-01
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1593853483

With an eye toward prevention and treatment, the book discusses specific contributions that multicultural research can make to identifying children and families at risk and developing effective clinical services."--BOOK JACKET.

Children of Color

Children of Color
Author: Jewelle Taylor Gibbs
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Total Pages: 436
Release: 1998
Genre: Medical
ISBN:

The definitive guide to the treatment of minority youthChildren and adolescents of color are now the fastest growing segment of the youth population in America. The mental health issues of these children are closely related to their ethnic backgrounds, cultural traditions, and recent sociopolitical history.With new and expanded demographic information, Children of Color is the definitive guide to the unique problems and special needs of minority youth experiencing psychological and behavioral problems. This classic book presents much-needed information on culturally sensitive and culturally competent assessment and treatment approaches for young African Americans, Asian Americans, Latinos, Native Americans, and biracial youth. Using a standard framework for each chapter which incorporates epidemiological, historical, sociocultural, and psychological information, the authors?each an expert in working with culturally diverse youth?present interventions for helping minority youth and their families resolve psychological difficulties while promoting healthy ethnic and bicultural identities.Praise for the First Edition:

Assessing Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students

Assessing Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students
Author: Robert L. Rhodes
Publisher: Guilford Press
Total Pages: 260
Release: 2005-04-04
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1606237438

This is the first book to present a practical, problem-solving approach and hands-on tools and techniques for assessing English language learners and culturally diverse students in K-12 settings. It meets a crucial need among practitioners and special educators working in today's schools. Provided are research-based, step-by-step procedures for conducting effective interviews with students, parents, and teachers; making the best use of interpreters; addressing special issues in the prereferral process; and conducting accurate, unbiased assessments of academic achievement, intellectual functioning, language proficiency, and acculturation. Among the book's special features are reproducible worksheets, questionnaires, and checklists--including several in both English and Spanish--in a ready-to-use, large-size format. This book is in The Guilford Practical Intervention in the Schools Series, edited by T. Chris Riley-Tillman.

Child Abuse and Culture

Child Abuse and Culture
Author: Lisa Aronson Fontes
Publisher: Guilford Press
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2008-01-18
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1593856431

This expertly written book provides an accessible framework for culturally competent practice with children and families in child maltreatment cases. Numerous workable strategies and concrete examples are presented to help readers address cultural concerns at each stage of the assessment and intervention process. Professionals and students learn new ways of thinking about their own cultural viewpoints as they gain critical skills for maximizing the accuracy of assessments for physical and sexual abuse; overcoming language barriers in parent and child interviews; respecting families' values and beliefs while ensuring children's safety; creating a welcoming agency environment; and more.

Understanding Uniqueness and Diversity in Child and Adolescent Mental Health

Understanding Uniqueness and Diversity in Child and Adolescent Mental Health
Author: Matthew Hodes
Publisher: Academic Press
Total Pages: 390
Release: 2018-06-08
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 0128153113

Understanding Uniqueness and Diversity in Child and Adolescent Mental Health examines the determinates of individual differences in children and young people, along with the origins of maladjustment and psychiatric disorders. It addresses the ways in which interventions and mental health services can be developed and shaped to address individual differences amongst children. Topics cover the influence of economic adversities and gender differences on child development and life course, as well as the range of risk and protective factors associated with the onset and persistence of problems, including sections on anxiety disorders in infants, bipolar disorder, and tics and Tourette's. Additional sections focus on the potential for individualizing treatments as illustrated by pharmacogenomics, with another highlighting ways in which services can be adapted for specific environments, such as the needs of refugee children and systems of service delivery that can be enhanced by the use of telemedicine. - Emphasizes the social and environmental influences on child and adolescent mental health - Focuses on early developmental and infancy processes - Addresses the training of child and adolescent psychiatrists across Europe - Covers a range of illustrative psychiatric disorders and problems - Forwards a goal of producing a mental health workforce with internationally recognized competencies