Overview
Children of Color is the thoroughly revised and expanded edition of the classic and definitive guide to the unique problems and special needs of minority youth experiencing psychological and behavioral problems. This comprehensive book presents crucial information on culturally sensitive and culturally competent assessment and treatment approaches for young African Americans, Asian Americans, Central Americans, Latinos, Native Americans, biracial-bicultural, and other so-called minority youth. This new edition contains a wealth of new statistical data, demographics, and cutting- edge interventions techniques, contributed by an ethnically diverse group of mental health professionals who are experts in their fields.
Full Product Details
Author: Jewelle Taylor Gibbs (University of California, Berkeley)
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
Imprint: Jossey-Bass Inc.,U.S.
Edition: 2nd Revised Edition
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 2.90cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.617kg
ISBN: 9780787962685
ISBN 10: 0787962686
Pages: 528
Publication Date: 10 April 2003
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Out of stock
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Reviews
With a wealth of statistics and analysis presented in a clear style, [this book] is an excellent reference for youth advocates. (Youth Today, May 2003)
With a wealth of statistics and analysis presented in a clear style, [this book] is an excellent reference for youth advocates. (Youth Today, May 2003) Children of Color is an essential resource for all mental health professionals who work with children and adolescents. ? James P. Comer, M.D., M.P.H., Maurice Falk Professor of Child Psychiatry, Yale Child Study Center, associate dean, Yale School of Medicine Outstanding . . . .practical and easily accessible format for busy practitioners eager to enhance their cultural sensitivity and competence when serving ethnic/minority children, adolescents, and their families. ? Freddy A. Paniagua, Ph.D., professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas A must for clinicians, educators, administrators, and policy planners! ? Elaine B. Pinderhughes, professor emerita, Boston College Graduate School of Social Work A much-needed addition to the present literature on intervention. ? Arlene Rubin Stiffman, Ph.D., Barbara A. Bailey, Professor of Social Work, Washington University, St. Louis The revised Children of Color presents a viable conceptual framework for persons who seek to provide quality services (clinical and advocacy) and conduct competent research over the course of their careers. ? Jessica Henderson Daniel, Ph.D., ABPP, director of training in Psychology, Childrens Hospital-Boston and adjunct associate professor, clinical psychology program, Boston University
With a wealth of statistics and analysis presented in a clear style, [this book] is an excellent reference for youth advocates. (Youth Today, May 2003)
With a wealth of statistics and analysis presented in a clear style, [this book] is an excellent reference for youth advocates. ( Youth Today, May 2003)
Author Information
Jewelle Taylor Gibbs is professor emerita at the School of Social Welfare, University of California, Berkeley, and author of Race and Justice and Young, Black, and Male in America both from Jossey-Bass. Larke Nahme Huang is a clinical community psychologist affiliated with Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.
