Clinical Psychology, 'Race' and Culture: A Training Manual

ISBN-13: 9781854333193 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 276 str.

Nimisha Patel

Opis

This book assists supervisors, tutors and practitioners to integrate issues of 'race' and culture into all areas of their training programme. The book does not aim to provide a prescriptive account of how to conduct the training; it guides the reader, providing a framework and key references and encourages them to design their own programme by incorporating the exercises, activities, games, role plays and case studies provided in the book.

Spis treści

Part 1: Introduction.

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Part 2: Introductory module:.

1. Why look at racism and cultural diversity?.

2. Basic information on demography and inequality.

3. Developing a language.

4. The partiality of academic psychology.

5. Theories of racism.

6. Identifying and placing oneself within a cultural framework.

7. Models of racial and cultural identity.

8. Working with interpreters.

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Part 3: Speciality modules:.

9. Child, adolescent and family.

10. Adult mental health.

11. Older adults.

12. Learning disabilities.

13. Primary care.

14. Psychosocial rehabilitation (long term needs).

15. Health.

16. HIV / GUM sexual health.

17. Substance misuse.

18. Neuropsychology.

19. Forensic.

20. Research.

21. Professional and organisational issues.

O autorze

Contributors

Gill Aitken, Nick Banks, Sandra Baum, Oliver Davidson, Iyabo Fatimilehin, Sue Gibbons, Graham Gibson, Anne Goodwin, Hermine Graham, Richard Hallam, Lih Mei Liao, Vaman Lokare, Brigid MacCarthy, Yasmin Mullick, Lesley Murphy, John Newland, Hitesh Raval, Kate Tress, Shamil Wanigaratne and Mayuri Senapti.

Blurb

This book provides exactly what is needed to assist supervisors, tutors and practitioners to integrate issues of ′race′ and culture into all areas of their training programme.

The book does not aim to provide a prescriptive account of how to conduct the training; it guides the reader, providing a framework and key references and encourages them to design their own programme by incorporating the exercises, activities, games, role plays and case studies provided in the book.