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in Latino/a Mental Health
This is one of the most engaging, thorough and practical books on Latino/a Mental Health.
–Martin La Roche, Associate Professor,
Harvard Medical School, USA
Superb! Cultural Foundations and Interventions in Latino/a Mental Health is a must read for
anyone interested in Latinas/os. Hector Adames and Nayeli Chavez-Dueñas weave psychological
theory, research, and practice into a healing arpillera. This invaluable book is a timely and essen-
tial contribution to the field.
–Lillian Comas-Díaz, Executive Director & Clinical Professor,
George Washington University School of Medicine and
Transcultural Mental Health Institute, USA
This book offers a major contribution to understanding and effectively working with Latino/a
students, families and mental health clients. It presents an excellent history of the journey of
Latinos/a in the United States and their ability to maintain hope, dignity and connection to the
past and future. The authors offer a powerful discussion of the role of skin color in Latino/a
ethnic and cultural identity.
–Joseph L. White, Professor Emeritus of Psychology and
Psychiatry, University of California, Irvine, USA
Advancing work to effectively study, understand, and serve the fastest-growing U.S.
ethnic minority population, this volume explicitly emphasizes the racial and ethnic
diversity within this heterogeneous cultural group. The focus is on the complex his-
torical roots of contemporary Latinos/as, their diversity in skin color and physiog-
nomy, racial identity, ethnic identity, gender differences, immigration patterns, and
acculturation. The work highlights how the complexities inherent in the diverse
Latino/a experience, as specified throughout the topics covered in this volume,
become critical elements of culturally responsive and racially conscious mental health
treatment approaches. By addressing the complexities, within-group differences, and
racial heterogeneity characteristic of U.S. Latinos/as, this volume makes a significant
contribution to the literature related to mental health treatments and interventions.
Hector Y. Adames is Associate Professor and Neuropsychologist at the Chicago School
of Professional Psychology, USA.
Nayeli Y. Chavez-Dueñas is Associate Professor and Clinical Psychologist at the
Chicago School of Professional Psychology, USA.
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Cultural Foundations and Interventions in Latino/a Mental Health
History, Theory, and Within-Group Differences
Hector Y. Adames and Nayeli Y. Chavez-Dueñas
Cultural Foundations and
Interventions in Latino/a
Mental Health
History, Theory, and Within-Group
Differences
Hector Y. Adames and
Nayeli Y. Chavez-Dueñas
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Names: Adames, Hector Y., author. | Chavez-Dueñas,
Nayeli Y., author.
Title: Cultural foundations & interventions in Latino/a mental
health : history, theory, and within group differences / by
Hector Y. Adames and Nayeli Y. Chavez-Dueñas.
Other titles: Cultural foundations and interventions in
Latino/a mental health | Explorations in mental health series.
Description: New York : Routledge, 2017. | Series: Explorations in
mental health series | Includes bibliographical references and
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Identifiers: LCCN 2016008909 | ISBN 9781138851535 (hbk) |
ISBN 9781315724058 (ebk)
Subjects: | MESH: Hispanic Americans—psychology | Hispanic
Americans—ethnology | Mental Health—ethnology | Mental
Health Services | Culture | United States—ethnology
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To all those who continue to resist and defy oppression
by creating their own narratives. . .
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Contents
List of Tables ix
List of Figures xi
Foreword: Dr. Patricia Arredondo xiii
Acknowledgments xvii
Preface xxi
PART I
Sociocultural Foundations 1
1 The Diverse Historical Roots of Today’s Latinos/as:
Learning From Our Past to Move Into the Future 3
2 Skin-Color Differences Within Latinos/as: Historical
and Contemporary Implications of Colorism 32
3 The History of Latinos/as in the United States: Journeys
of Hope, Struggle, and Resilience 53
PART II
Understanding Within-Group Latino/a Differences 79
4 Sociohistorical Construction of Latina/o Gender Ideologies:
Integrating Indigenous and Contemporary Perspectives
into Treatment 81
5 Adapting to a New Country: Models and Theories
of Acculturation Applied to the Diverse Latino/a
Population 113
6 Skin Color Matters: Toward a New Framework That
Considers Racial and Ethnic Identity Development Among
Latinos/as 131
viii Contents
PART III
Culturally Responsive and Racially Conscious Clinical
Practice With Latinos/as 163
7 Toward a Complex Understanding of Mental Health
Service Utilization Among Latinos/as: Considering
Context, Power, and Within-Group Differences 165
8 Roots of Connectedness: Application of Latino/a
Cultural Values in Mental Health Care 177
9 Culturally Responsive and Racially Conscious Mental
Health Approaches With Latinos/as 197
PART IV
The Impact of Latino/a Psychology on Racially and
Ethnically Diverse Students and Professionals 223
10 The Impact of Latino/a Psychology on Racially and
Ethnically Diverse Students and Professionals 225
Index 245
Tables
1.1 The Seven Psychological Strengths of Latinos/as 29
2.1 Concealment Strategies: A Basis for Misinformation of
Latinos/as 38
2.2 Four Dimensions of Color-Blind Racial Attitudes (CoBRA) 42
2.3 Four Main Strategies to Justify or Deny Contemporary
Racial Inequality 45
3.1 Measures Used to Deter Unauthorized Migration 65
3.2 Anti-Immigrant Laws, Ordinances, Programs, and Tactics 69
4.1 Core Factors Impacting Latin@ Women, Men, and Queer
People in the 21st Century 103
5.1 Possible Acculturation Strategies for Nondominant Groups 118
5.2 Acculturation Expectations of Dominant Groups 118
5.3 Ecological Systems’ Impact on Acculturation 121
6.1 Jackson’s Social Identity Development Model (SIDM) for
the Oppressed 137
6.2 Cross’s Racial Identity Model 140
6.3 Helms’s White Racial Identity Development Model 142
6.4 Hardiman’s Model of White Racial Identity Development 143
8.1 Application and Mapping of Latino/a Cultural Values to
the Five Domains of Culture at the Deep Structural Level 178
8.2 VALOR-SH2: Less-Referenced Latino/a Cultural Values 182
9.1 Culturally and Racially Responsive Evidence-Based
Practice: Treatment and Assessment Equivalence
Assumptions With Latino/a Exemplars 204
9.2 A Place for Culture and Race in Psychotherapy Research
and Practice With Latinos/as 208
