Cultural and Linguistic Competence - Different Communities

Information about Working with Different Communities

African American
Arab American
Asian-Pacific Islander
Deaf, DeafBlind, and Hard of Hearing
Disability
Elderly
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender
Immigrant and Refugee
Latino
Military
Native American
Refugees
Religious
Other

Working with African American Communities

African American Health
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/africanamericanhealth.html

An Early History - African American Mental Health
http://academic.udayton.edu/health/01status/mental01.htm

Healing Starts with Us
http://healingstartswithus.com/

VCU Institute of African American Mental Health
http://www.has.vcu.edu/psy/iam/overview.htm

Working Effectively with African American Patients
http://www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/internet/psych-training/seminars/working%20effectively%20with%20african%20american%20patients1.ppt

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Working with Arab American Communities

Arab-American Culture and Health Care
http://www.cwru.edu/med/epidbio/mphp439/Arab-Americans.htm

Arab-Americans and the Social Worker: Cultural Competence
http://searchwarp.com/swa65808.htm

Communities Join Together To Promote Behavioral Health http://www.samhsa.gov/SAMHSA_News/VolumeXVI_3/article11.htm

Facts about Arabs and the Arab World
http://www.adc.org/index.php?id=248

Guide to Arab Culture: Health Care Delivery to the Arab American Community
http://www.accesscommunity.org/site/DocServer/health_and_research_cente_21.pdf?docID=381

Predictors of Arab American Adolescent Tobacco Use
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1533871

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Working with Asian-Pacific Islander Communities

Learning Disabilities Researcher Brings Attention to Overlooked Asian American Students
http://diverseeducation.com/article/13834/learning-disabilities-researcher-brings-attention-to-overlooked-asian-american-students.html

AAPI Mental Wellness Forum - Eastern Beliefs and Mental Wellness (PowerPoint)
AAPI Mental Wellness Forum - Facing Mental Wellness (PowerPoint)
AAPI Mental Wellness Forum - Faith and Mental Health (PowerPoint)

Asian American Coping Attitudes, Sources, and Practices http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3752/is_200001/ai_n8900263

Asian-American Cultural Identity and Attitudes Toward Mental Health Services http://research.pvfnet.com/PDFs/Asian-American%20Cultural%20Identity_Atkinson_Gim_1989.pdf

Asian American Middle-Aged Adults’ Attitudes and Mental Health After the Death of a Parent
http://dspace.lib.ttu.edu/bitstream/2346/1096/1/Shun-Tzu_Lin_May06.pdf

Asian Americans Tend to Shun Mental Health Care
http://psychcentral.com/news/2007/08/16/asian-americans-shun-mental-health-care/1141.html

Consumer Issues
http://www.naapimha.org/issues/Consumers.html

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Working with the Deaf, DeafBlind, and Hard of Hearing communities

Communication issues and strategies for deaf-blind individuals http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0842/is_n2_v21/ai_17986034

Deaf Mental Health and Substance Abuse Resources
http://wally.rit.edu/internet/subject/deafness.html#men

DBHDS Services for Persons who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, Late Deafened or DeafBlind
http://www.dbhds.virginia.gov/OMH-DeafServicesDefault.htm

Sign Language Interpreters: US Court Says Hospital Discriminated Against Deaf Patient

Virginia Department of the Blind and Vision Impaired - DeafBlind Services
http://www.vdbvi.org/DeafBlindServices.htm
http://www.vdbvi.org/Links.htm

Virginia Department for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
http://www.vddhh.org/Default.htm

Virginia Department of Education
Links for the Deaf, DeafBlind, and Hard of Hearing
http://www.doe.virginia.gov/VDOE/Instruction/Sped/HIpage.html

Virginia Department of Rehabilitative Services
http://www.vadrs.org/

Working with Deaf Survivors of Domestic Violence
http://www.abanet.org/domviol/trainings/Interpreter/Binder-Materials/Tab5/WorkingWithClientsWhoAreDeaf.doc

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Working with the Disability Community

Cultural Competence and Disability Rights
http://www.napas.org/CultComp/default.htm

Substance Abuse and Disability
http://www.hhs.gov/od/about/fact_sheets/substanceabuse.html

Substance abuse linked to learning disabilities and behavioral disorders
http://www.apa.org/monitor/jun01/disorders.html

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Working with the Elderly

Aging and Alcohol Use
http://www.mentalhelp.net/poc/view_doc.php?type=doc&id=3254&cn=12

Geriatric Mental Health Consumer Information
http://www.gmhfonline.org/gmhf/Consumer/index.html

Hispanic Elderly
http://cas.umkc.edu/casww/hispanic.htm

Intellectual Disabilities in the Aging
http://www.healthinaging.org/agingintheknow/chapters_print_ch_trial.asp?ch=37

Mental Health and the Elderly
http://www.athealth.com/Practitioner/Newsletter/FPN_5_15.html

Mental Health in Geriatrics
http://www.aagpgpa.org/prof/facts_mh.asp

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Working with Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Communities

Cultural Competence on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual or Transgender (LGBT)
http://www.med-ed.virginia.edu/courses/culture/PDF/marcuschapter008lgbtrevisedgc.pdf

Fenway Guide to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Health
http://www.amazon.com/Fenway-Lesbian-Bisexual-Transgender-Health/dp/193051395X/ref=si3_rdr_bb_product

Health Issues for LGBT Populations
http://store.samhsa.gov/product/Top-Health-Issues-for-LGBT-Populations/All-New-Products/SMA12-4684?WT.ac=EB_20120328_SMA12-4684

LGBT Mental Health Syllabus
http://www.aglp.org/gap/

Providing Services and Supports for Youth who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning, Intersex or Two-Spirit

Site of the Arab Gay and Lesbian Society
http://glas.org/ahbab/

Standards of Care for the Health of Transsexual, Transgender, and Gender Nonconforming People
http://www.wpath.org/documents/Standards of Care_FullBook_1g-1.pdf

Working with LGBTQ Youth
https://edocs.dhs.state.mn.us/lfserver/Public/DHS-6500-ENG

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Working with Immigrant, and Refugee Communities

Stressors and Barriers to MH Care for First Gen Immigrants

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Working with Latino Communities

Enhancing Mental Health Service Delivery to Hispanics: An Online Toolkit for Eliminating Disparities
http://www.nrchmh.org/model-guide/toolkit-introduction-and-disclaimers/toolkit-materials/

Health Perceptions of Latinos With Intellectual Disabilities: The Results of a Qualitative Pilot Study
http://www.icpd.com/Search/index.php?id=513

Healthy Minds
http://www.healthyminds.org/More-Info-For/HispanicsLatinos.aspx

Latinos values and family transitions: Practical considerations for counseling
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3934/is_200302/ai_n9198342/pg_1?tag=artBody;col1

Lifting Latinos Up- Moving Beyond Trauma
http://files.www.cmhnetwork.org/news/latino/liftinglatinosup.pdf

Proyecto Vision – A bilingual website for persons with disabilities
http://www.proyectovision.net/english/resources/index.html

Psychological Distress Among Latino Family Caregivers of Adults With Schizophrenia
http://psychservices.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/full/58/3/378

Suicide is Forever in Spanish
http://www.qprinstitute.com/pdfs/FDSpanish.pdf

Working with Latino Families in Clinical Settings
www.cj-network.org/cjleproblems/CreciendoJuntosPresentation10-31-07ppt.ppt

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Working with the Military Community

Bereavement and Grief: Information for Military Families and Communities
http://www.nmha.org/reunions/infoWarGrief.cfm

Coming Home: Adjustments For Military Families http://www.aacap.org/cs/root/facts_for_families/coming_home_adjustments_for_military_families

Psychological Health of Military Families

SAMHSA Veterans Resources
http://www.samhsa.gov/Vets/

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Working with Native American Communities

Context and Meaning of Family Strengthening in Indian America
http://www.aecf.org/upload/PublicationFiles/fs_indian_america.pdf

Native American Fact Sheet
http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/cre/fact4.asp

Native American Healthcare
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/nativeamericanhealth.html

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Working with Refugee Communities

Iraqi Cultural Profile
http://ethnomed.org/culture/iraqi/iraqi-cultural-profile

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Working with Religious Communities

Being Muslim in America
http://ssrdqst.rfmh.org/cecc/sites/ssrdqst.rfmh.org.cecc/UserFiles/mentalhealthclergyguide101711A.pdf

Pastoral Education Guide: Responding to the Mental Health Needs of Multicultural Faith Communities
http://ssrdqst.rfmh.org/cecc/sites/ssrdqst.rfmh.org.cecc/UserFiles/mentalhealthclergyguide101711A.pdf

Pastoral Education Workbook: Responding to the Mental Health Needs of Multicultural Faith Communities
http://ssrdqst.rfmh.org/cecc/sites/ssrdqst.rfmh.org.cecc/UserFiles/mentalhealthworkbook101711A.pdf

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Working with Other Communities

Amish Studies
http://www2.etown.edu/amishstudies/Health.asp

Media dis&dat
http://media-dis-n-dat.blogspot.com/2008/08/immigrants-who-acquire-disabilities.html

Mental Health Topics in selected languages
http://www.healthyroadsmedia.org/topics/mental_health.htm

Substance Abuse Among Immigrant Communities
http://main.edc.org/NewsRoom/features/immigrant.asp

WorldPress
http://www.worldpress.org/Americas/3028.cfm

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