A training program in cross-cultural psychiatric assessment

ISBN-13: 9783639073614 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 600 str.

Yvonne Stolk

Opis

In Australia, as in many countries, cultural andlinguistic diversity poses particular challenges formental health professionals assessing clients fromdiverse cultures. Previous research showscross-cultural differences in manifestations ofmental disorders are associated with disparities inmental health service provision. The 5-stage project reported in this book is guided by a program logicframework. Context analysis of population and mentalhealth data shows disparities in treated prevalencefor mental disorder, involuntary admission, anddiagnosis of clients from ethnic communities. Atraining needs analysis shows clinicians confidencein cross-cultural mental state assessments wasrelatively low. To enhance the cross-culturalclinical competence of crisis assessment teams atraining program in Cross-cultural PsychiatricAssessment is developed and delivered. Outcome andimpact evaluations examine knowledge acquisition,confidence on clinical assessment instruments,transfer to practice, community contact frequency.and hospital admissions. Cross-cultural mentalhealth educators will find of value both the trainingprogram and the evaluation methodology.

O autorze

Yvonne Stolk, PhD, is a Clinical Psychologist and studied
Transcultural Mental Health at the Centre for International
Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry, at the University of
Melbourne. She is a Research and Education Consultant at the
Victorian Transcultural Psychiatry Unit, Australia, and co-author
of Assessing Mental Health across Cultures.