Title: Counseling latinos and La Familia : a practical guide /
Authors: Santiago-Rivera, Azara L. 1952-; Arrendondo, Patricia; Gallardo-Cooper, Maritza; Arredondo, Patricia
Publisher: Sage Publications,
Year: 2002
Subjects: Family Therapy methods; Family Relations ethnology; Hispanic or Latino psychology; Counseling methods; Hispanic Americans Mental health services.; Hispanic Americans Counseling of.; Hispanic American families Counseling of.; Hispanic Americans Family relationships.; Hispanic Americans Mental health services.; United States; United States
Abstract: Counseling Latinos and la familia provides an integrated approach to understanding Latino families and increasing competency for counselors and other mental health professional who work with Latinos and their families. It provides essential background information about the Latino population and the family unit, which is so central to Latino culture, including the diversity of various Spanish-speaking groups, socio-political issues, and changing family forms. The book also includes practical counseling strategies, focusing on the multicultural competencies approach.
Contents: Understanding Latino perspectives : the multicultural counseling competencies -- Understanding Latino families : historical and sociopolitical multicultural contexts -- Understanding Latino families from multiple contexts : essential frames of reference -- Understanding Latino families : redefining their diversity -- Understanding Latino families in transition -- Initial stage of the counseling process : issues and alternative strategies -- The middle and last stages of counseling -- Latino family counseling : models of helping -- Future directions.