Describe three ways that a therapist can strive to provide culturally competent mental health services

What will be an ideal response?


Culturally competent children's mental health services may be provided in a number of ways. For example, in therapy for Hispanic children and adolescents, cultural competence may be achieved by matching children and families with clinicians of the same ethnicity; by customizing the treatment to Hispanic culturalvalues, beliefs, and customs (e.g., familism, spiritualism, and respeto); or by incorporating ethnic and cultural narratives and role play into therapy.

Psychology

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A. damage to Broca's area will cause a person to become deaf. B. damage to Broca's area impairs the ability to speak coherently. C. damage to Broca's area inhibits the ability to speak fluently. D. damage to Broca's area impairs the ability to understand others' speech.

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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a. the media b. the parents c. the preschool teachers d. the infant's siblings

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