TAILIEUCHUNG - Culture and Mental Health Sociocultural Influences, Theory, and Practice

As a long-standing advocate for understanding issues of cultural and ethnic diversity, I have served as President of APA Division 45, Society for the Psychological Study of Ethnic Minority Issues, and currently chair the American Psychological Association’s Commission for the Recruitment, Retention and Training of Ethnic Minorities implementation task force (CEMRRAT2). Both of these organizations were instrumental in the approval of the APA Multicultural Guidelines for Practice and the promotion of empirical research addressing mental health issues of ethnic minority clinical populations. The expectation to be competent is for all psychologists but especially for those pursuing or engaged in the clinical and counseling psychology fields | EDITED BY SUSSIE ESHUN AND REGAN A. R. GURUNG Culture and Mental y y 1 11 Sociocultural ficdl 111 Influences Theory and Practice WILEY-BLACKWELL Praise for Culture and Mental Health One of the primary goals of psychology as a discipline is the alleviation of human suffering. To this end it is imperative that we understand the various forms of human dysfunction and psychopathology so that we can continuously intervene in constructive and helpful ways. As the world becomes smaller and borders more porous psychologists also have the need to adopt a global perspective on the causes forms and treatments of various types of illnesses that afflict so many in the world today. Eshun and Gurung s book represents the latest and best effort to compile the information about culture and mental health available in the field today. They have assembled some of the best scholars in the field to bring to bear their expertise in each of their respective areas. Readers will be enlightened with the exceptional information described in each of the chapters. The text is relevant well-written and engaging and Eshun and Gurung are to be commended for an exceptional effort that will be a standard in the field. David Matsumoto San Francisco State University Specifically focusing on the work of counselors and clinicians and especially oriented to students and trainees aspiring to careers in the helping professions this volume provides a rich introduction to the multitude of ways in which culture shapes everyday life its various challenges and their solutions. Far from an abstract and empty notion Eshun and Gurung s collection adds flesh bones and blood to the notion of culture and offer persuasive illustrations of what is meant by the term cultural competence. Larry Davidson Yale University Eshun Gurung and their contributing scholars provide a broad overview of culture and mental health. The book is well worth considering for graduate courses in counseling psychology and related fields. .

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