Promoting cultural competence in children's mental health services
By: edited by Mario Hernandez and Mareasa R. Isaacs ; [foreword by Leon W. Chestang].
Contributors: Hernandez, Mario, Ph. D.; Isaacs, Mareasa R.
Series: Systems of care for children's mental health
Publisher: Paul Brookes Publishing
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Baltimore
Language: eng
Number of pages: 370
Subjects: Child mental health services -- United States -- Cross-cultural studies; Children of minorities -- United States -- Mental health
Description: "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."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.