The first session with African Americans
Subtitle: a step-by-step guide
By: Janis Sanchez-Hucles
Edition: 1st ed
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Published: 2000
Place of publication: San Francisco
Language: eng
Number of pages: 313
Subjects: African Americans -- Mental health; African Americans -- Counseling of; Psychotherapy
Description: "The reality of today's mental health practice is this - the first fifty minutes a clinician spends with a client may well be the last. The First Session with African Americans fills a gap in the professional literature by providing a hands-on guide to initiating effective change for African American clients within a single session - whether it is the first and only or the first of many.".

"In this much-needed resource, Janis Sanchez-Hucles - an expert in the field of African American mental health - focuses on the special dynamics and unique challenges African American clients bring to the first session of therapy. She offers clinicians, no matter what their ethnic background, the information they need to work confidently with a broad diversity of African American clients."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 289-292) and index
Table of contents: title: Description of the population and mental health experiences; title: Racial dynamics and mental health problems; title: Establishing rapport and forming an alliance; title: Assessment and evaluation; title: Interviewing strategies for first sessions; title: Crisis intervention strategies; title: Managing countertransference issues; title: Self-awareness and cultural competence; title: Managing racial concerns in therapy