Perceptions of Mental Health Providers Concerning Cultural Factors in the Evaluation of Hispanic Children and Adolescents

Bibliographic Data

ID6063773
AuthorsSylvia Z Ramirez (The University of Texas at Austin), Adel Wassef (The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston), Freddy A Paniagua (0000-0003-4734-1681, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston), Arthur O Linskey (University of Texas at Pan American), Michael O''Boyle, Michael O'Boyle (The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston), Michael W O’boyle (0000-0001-8604-7421, Institute of Behavioral Sciences)
Year1994
Volume16
Issue1
Pages28-42
Publication date1994-02-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueHispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0739-9863 • E-ISSN: 1552-6364
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/07399863940161003
OpenAlexW1989434323
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited10

This study analyzed the perceptions of 136 mental health providers toward the consideration ofculturalfactors in the evaluation of Hispanic children and adolescents. Results show that the providers overwhelmingly perceived that cultural issues are important and need to be considered in their evaluations. However, only 54% considered themselves as highly successful in assessing the degree of acculturation, and a higher percentage (69%) reported a high degree of needfor more culturally focused training. The results suggest that a lack of cultural training might be more related to an inability to access training than a lack of understanding of the importance of cultural issues

Acculturation · Cultural competence · Cultural diversity · Ethnic group · Mental health · Pedagogy · Perception · Psychiatry · Sociology · Clinical Psychology · Counseling Practices and Supervision · Cultural Competency in Health Care · Cultural Differences and Values · Psychology

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