Cultural consultation
Subtitle: encountering the other in mental health care
By: Laurence J. Kirmayer, Jaswant Guzder, Cécile Rousseau, editors
Series: International and cultural psychology; International and cultural psychology series
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2014
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 355
ISBN-13: 9781461476146; 9781461476153
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: Mental health consultation; Mental health services; Minorities; Ethnopsychology; Culture; Psychological aspects; Emigrants and Immigrants; Case Reports; Psychology; Mental Health Services; Communication
Description: Cultural diversity is a global challenge for mental health services. The changing demography of communities requires rethinking approaches to cultural competence for health professionals and institutions. Cultural consultation is a way to improve the quality of mental health care by providing a nuanced understanding of the predicaments that prompt diverse clients to seek help, and the social contexts of their mental health problems, to guide clinical assessment and intervention. Cultural Consultation explores the practice of cultural consultation as a strategy to improve the quality of mental health care for diverse populations. The contributors, who have worked together at an innovative clinical service, frame best practices in psychiatry clinical psychology, and social work in relation to empathy, human rights, and culturally responsive and ethically sound care.

A detailed model of the process of cultural consultation, from initial intake, through assessment, to recommendations and referrals, provides guidelines for clinical practice. Expert contributors examine specialized settings (medical, psychiatric emergency, inpatient, social/legal services), populations (remote, indigenous, child and youth), and contextual issues in the care of people with a wide range of mental health problems. Numerous case examples, charts, and tools add depth for readers interested in developing similar services or enhancing existing practice. Among the key areas covered:  Working with interpreters and culture brokers. Family systems in cultural consultation. Gender, power, and ethnicity in cultural consultation. Consultation and mediation with racialized and marginalized communities. Collaborative care and primary care consultation. Cultural consultation with refugees.

A unique guide to challenges and opportunities in contemporary practice, Cultural Consultation will be immediately useful for health care professionals, clinical psychologists, and cultural consultants and provide a versatile knowledge source for years to come.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : the place of culture in mental health services  -- Laurence J. Kirmayer, Cecile Rousseau, and Jaswant Guzder; title: Development and evaluation of the cultural consultation service  -- Laurence J. Kirmayer, Danielle Groleau, and Cecile Rousseau -- The; title: process of cultural consultation  -- Laurence J. Kirmayer, G. Eric Jarvis, and Jaswant Guzder; title: Cultural consultation in child psychiatry  -- Toby Measham, . . . [et al.]; title: Working with interpreters  -- Yvan Leanza, . . . [et al.]; title: Culture brokers, clinically applied ethnography, and cultural mediation  -- Alessandra Miklavcic and Marie Nathalie LeBlanc; title: Family systems in cultural consultation  -- Jaswant Guzder; title: Gender, power and ethnicity in cultural consultation  -- Jaswant Guzdor, Radhika Santhanam-Martin, and Cecile Rousseau; title: Community consultation and mediation with racialized and marginalized minorities  -- Shirlette Wint; title: Addressing cultural diversity through collaborative care  -- Lucie Nadeau, Cecile Rousseau, and Toby Measham; title: Consultation to remote and indigenous communities  -- Marie-Eve Cotton, Lucie Nadeau, and Laurence J. Kirmayer; title: Cultural consultation for refugees  -- Janet Cleveland, Cecile Rousseau, and Jaswant Guzder; title: Cultural consultation to child protection services and legal settings  -- Myrna Lashley, Ghayda Hassan, and Begum Maitra; title: Cultural consultation in general hospital psychiatry  -- G. Eric Jarvis; title: Cultural consultation in medical settings  -- Melissa Dominice Dao and Laurence J. Kirmayer; title: Conclusion : the future of cultural consultation -- Laurence J. Kirmayer, Jaswant Guzder, and Cecile Rousseau.