Promoting Cultural Competence in Children's Mental Health Services

Download or read book Promoting Cultural Competence in Children's Mental Health Services written by Mario Hernandez (Ph. D.) and published by Brookes Publishing Company. This book was released on 1998 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fourth volume in the Systems of Care for Children's Mental Health series, this adaptable resource offers ways to improve children's mental health programs in a multicultural society. It clearly defines cultural competence and outlines strategies for fostering it in a wide variety of mental health programs for children from birth to age 18 and their families. Advice on special issues such as the impact on children of exposure to violence and substance abuse and stress in immigrant and refugee populations, as well as discussions of current systems and issues for future research, help make this an indispensable reference for social workers, counselors, psychiatrists, school psychologists, public health officials, and health care professionals.