Latino Families In Therapy A Guide To Multicultural Practice 2nd Celia Jaes Falicov by Celia Jaes Falicov 9781462512515, 9781462522323, 1462512518, 1462522327 instant download after payment.

This acclaimed work--now in an extensively revised second edition--provides an up-to-date conceptual framework and hands-on strategies for culturally competent clinical practice with Latino families and individuals. Practitioners and students gain an understanding of the family dynamics, migration experiences, ecological stressors, and cultural resources that are frequently shared by Latino families, as well as variations among them. Through many in-depth case illustrations, the author shows how to apply a multicultural and social justice lens to assessment and intervention that draw on each client's strengths. Creative ideas are presented for addressing frequently encountered clinical issues and challenges at all stages of the family life cycle. New to This Edition: 1) Delineates the author's multidimensional, ecosystemic, and comparative approach (MECA) in greater detail; presents MECAmaps, MECAgenograms, and other innovative clinical tools. 2) Incorporates the latest research and over a decade of social and demographic changes. 3) Chapter on working with geographically separated families, including innovative uses of technology. 4) Chapters on health disparities and on adolescents. 5) Expanded discussions of second-generation risks and strengths and of same-sex marriage, intermarriage, divorce, and stepparenting.