Cultural Awareness Tool: Understanding Cultural Diversity in Mental Health
- ISBN-10
- 0958173508
- ISBN-13
- 9780958173506
- Category
- Cultural psychiatry
- Pages
- 66
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2002
Description
"This tool is aimed at providing practitioners with general guidance in how to manage clients with mental illness in a more culturally-aware manner. In its entirety, the tool would guide practitioners in eliciting their client's understanding of the presenting problem, whilst conducting such an investigation in a culturally-sensitive manner". -Back cover.
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