An Assessment of the Mental Health Treatment Process: Eliminating Service Barriers for Mexican Americans.

Autor/in	Sepulveda-Hassell, Sharon
Institution	Intercultural Development Research Association, San Antonio, TX.
Titel	An Assessment of the Mental Health Treatment Process: Eliminating Service Barriers for Mexican Americans.
Quelle	(1980), (106 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Community Health Services; Cultural Influences; Delivery Systems; Group Dynamics; Medical Services; Mental Health Clinics; Mental Health Programs; Mexican Americans; Models; Needs Assessment; Physician Patient Relationship; Socioeconomic Influences; Staff Role; Therapeutic Environment; Use Studies; Texas + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Auslieferung; Gruppendynamik; Arzt; Hispanoamerikaner; Analogiemodell; Bedarfsermittlung; Arzt-Patient-Beziehung; Sozioökonomischer Faktor; Benutzerschulung
Abstract	The mental health intervention process, which entails the 12 essential services to be offered by community mental health centers, is studied as an interactive process involving: (1) the cultural foundations within which mental health and illness are defined; (2) the range of cultural variability of Mexican American service recipients and their service needs; (3) the culturally based attitudinal and behavioral responses of the mental health service providers to Mexican Americans; and (4) the treatment approaches utilized with Mexican American clients. Mental health literature regarding the intervention process involving Mexican American service recipients and treatment models developed for use with Mexican Americans is reviewed. A treatment team service approach that incorporates clinical professionals and indigenous paraprofessionals in the delivery of a comprehensive range of community mental health services is proposed. The perceptions and attitudes of Texas community mental health center administrators and providers regarding the delivery of mental health services are explored. Underrepresentation of Mexican Americans at professional levels and the limited awareness of cultural treatment factors are discussed as indicators of the community mental health system's currently limited capacity to offer culturally relevant and linguistically appropriate services to Mexican Americans. Implications of offering bilingual/bicultural community mental health services are considered. (Author/NQA)
Anmerkungen	Intercultural Development Research Assoc., 5835 Callaghan, Suite 350, San Antonio, TX 78228 ($9.50).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC