Ethnoracial Gap in Clinical Practice with Latinos

摘要: People of color drop out mental health treatment after the first session significantly more often than others. Social workers unfamiliar with importance race and ethnicity in lives Latinos can contribute to an ethnoracial gap clinical practice. Implicit racial bias is presented as a key element contributing gap. The origin phenotypes Mexico Puerto Rico prepared cope discrimination colorism United States. influence skin on life chances, acculturation–assimilation process, psychological well-being are analyzed identify problems social adaptation integration into American society. critical incident interview introduced aid clinicians assess events client’s experience ethnicity. Examples incidents provided. author offers training goals reduce practitioners’ implicit improve their estimates phenotype. Five recommendation made practice concerning psychosocial related