Principles of Neuropsychological Assessment with Hispanics: Theoretical Foundations and Clinical Practice

ISBN-13: 9781441924544 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 234 str.

Antolin M. Llorente

Opis

Many demographers believe that Hispanics will become the single largest minority in this country within the next generation. This volume will be the first volume of this new series that explores diversity, culture and ethnicity and their impact on neurological functioning. It will provide a forum in which to examine and explore the influences of culture on brain-behavior relationships from theoretical and applied viewpoints. From a theoretical standpoint, the book will attempt to provide research-based evidence from the impact of culture on brain-behavior relationships while at the same time exploring key factors and issues (e.g., acculturation / assimilation, cultural identity, migrational patterns and their concomitants) responsible for these influences. From an applied standpoint, clinical issues such as competence and minimal standards associated with appropriate assessments of these populations will be discussed, including novel approaches to assessments.

Recenzje

From the reviews:

"This volume is quite timely and clinically relevant considering that the Hispanic/Latino population is the largest and fastest growing racial/ethnic minority group in the United States ... . In summary, Principles of Neuropsychological Assessment With Hispanics: Theoretical Foundations and Clinical Practice is an essential reading for any neuropsychologist conducting research or clinical evaluations with Hispanic adults and/or children ... and for professionals in related disciplines, as well as for graduate and postgraduate training in clinical neuropsychology." (Monica Rivera Mindt, International Neuropsychological Society, Vol. 15, 2009)

Spis treści

Chapter 1. Introduction and Theoretical Foundations (S. A. Lawless, J. K. Ries, A. M. Llorente).- Chapter 2. American Population Estimates, Trends in American Immigration, and Neuropsychology: Influences on Assessment and Inferential Processes with Hispanic Populations.- Chapter 3. Hispanic Populations: Special Issues in Neuropsychology.- Chapter 4. Intellectual Abilities: An Introduction to Theoretical and Applied Assessment Considerations (C. von Thomsen, L. Gallup, and A. M. Llorente).- Chapter 5. Language: Development, Bilingualism, and Abnormal States (C. French and A. M. Llorente).- Chapter 6. The Neuropsychological Assessment of the Hispanic Patient (A. M. Llorente and D. Weber).- Chapter 7. Hispanics and Cultural Bias: Test Development and Applications (P. Smith, E. Lane, and A. M. Llorente).- Chapter 8. Rehabilitation (J. K. Ries, B. Potter, and A. M. Llorente).- Summary and Concluding Remarks.

Blurb

The inaugural volume in the Issues of Diversity in Clinical Neuropsychology series, Principles of Neuropsychological Assessment with Hispanics sheds needed light on challenges specific to assessing members of this growing, diverse population. Beginning with evidence-based findings revealing intricate nonlinear relationships between culture and the brain, Antolin M. Llorente and a team of eight experts explore finely nuanced constructs of culture, ethnicity, race, and language among Hispanics in neurobehavioral and neurocognitive terms. The authors ably balance theory, research, and practical applications, and give ample space to ethical issues in the assessment of Latinos, indicating the ongoing need for bias-free procedures so that evaluations—and the treatment interventions that they generate—are accurate and valid.

In-depth coverage of:

• Acculturation and assimilation
• Language, bilingualism, and multilingualism
• Cultural and ethnic identity
• Patterns of migration and immigration

as they affect core practical areas, including:

• Competence
• Minimal standards
• Test development and norms
• Psychopathology and rehabilitation.

Synthesizing the state of an evolving field and a highly heterogeneous subject group, this book is bound to appeal to a wide range of mental health professionals, including clinical neuropsychologists, clinical and educational psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers and other mental health professionals.