Latino healing: The integration of ethnic psychology into psychotherapy.

نویسنده

  • Lillian Comas-Díaz
چکیده

This article argues for the need to culzturally adapt mainstream psychotherapy to Latino populations. It discusses ethnic psychology as a cultural resilient practice. Examples of Latino ethnic psychology include cuento, dichos, and spirituality. The article introduces Latino healing as the integration of ethnic psychology into mainstream psychotherapy. A clinical vignette illustrates the application of Latino healing. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved).

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Psychotherapy

دوره 43 4  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2006