Eliminating Race-Based Mental Health Disparities offers concrete
guidelines and evidence-based best practices for addressing racial
inequities and biases in clinical care.
Perhaps there is no subject more challenging than the intricacies of
race and racism in American culture. More and more, it has become clear
that simply teaching facts about cultural differences between racial and
ethnic groups is not adequate to achieve cultural competence in clinical
care. One must also consider less "visible" constructs--including
implicit bias, stereotypes, white privilege, intersectionality, and
microaggressions--as potent drivers of behaviors and attitudes.
In this edited volume, three leading experts in race, mental health, and
contextual behavior science explore the urgent problem of racial
inequities and biases, which often prevent people of color from seeking
mental health services--leading to poor outcomes if and when they do
receive treatment. In this much-needed resource, you'll find
evidence-based recommendations for addressing problems at multiple
levels, and best practices for compassionately and effectively helping
clients across a range of cultural groups and settings.
As more and more people gain access to services that have historically
been unavailable to them, guidelines for cultural competence in clinical
care are needed. Eliminating Race-Based Mental Health Disparities
offers a comprehensive road map to help you address racial health
disparities and improve treatment outcomes in your practice.
