There Are No Spanish-Speaking Therapists Here

2022 ◽  
pp. 1619-1637
Author(s):  
Edward Anthony Delgado-Romero ◽  
Grace Ellen Mahoney ◽  
Nancy J. Muro-Rodriguez ◽  
Jhokania De Los Santos ◽  
Javier L. Romero-Heesacker
Keyword(s):  
Immigrant Students ◽  
The United States ◽  
College Of Education ◽  
Research Literature ◽  
Spanish Speakers ◽  
Psychological Services ◽  
Culturally Competent ◽  
The Creation ◽  
University Town ◽  
Time And Energy

This chapter involves the issues in the creation of a bilingual and culturally competent psychological clinic in a university town in a southern state in the United States known as one of the most Latinx immigrant hostile states in the country. Prior to the creation of the clinic, there were virtually no options for Spanish speakers for culturally or linguistically competent psychological services, and the population of bilingual/bicultural graduate students in psychology and the college of education was very low. This chapter is written from the perspective of the faculty founder of the clinic and the women who have served as clinic coordinators and sacrificed much time and energy in addition to their significant program requirements so that the local Latinx immigration could have linguistically and culturally competent psychological services. Thus, this chapter will blend the available research literature with the experiences of creating and running a clinic that supports many Latinx immigrant students and their families.

There Are No Spanish-Speaking Therapists Here

2020 ◽  
pp. 175-193
Author(s):  
Edward Anthony Delgado-Romero ◽  
Grace Ellen Mahoney ◽  
Nancy J. Muro-Rodriguez ◽  
Jhokania De Los Santos ◽  
Javier L. Romero-Heesacker
Keyword(s):  
Immigrant Students ◽  
The United States ◽  
College Of Education ◽  
Research Literature ◽  
Spanish Speakers ◽  
Psychological Services ◽  
Culturally Competent ◽  
The Creation ◽  
University Town ◽  
Time And Energy

This chapter involves the issues in the creation of a bilingual and culturally competent psychological clinic in a university town in a southern state in the United States known as one of the most Latinx immigrant hostile states in the country. Prior to the creation of the clinic, there were virtually no options for Spanish speakers for culturally or linguistically competent psychological services, and the population of bilingual/bicultural graduate students in psychology and the college of education was very low. This chapter is written from the perspective of the faculty founder of the clinic and the women who have served as clinic coordinators and sacrificed much time and energy in addition to their significant program requirements so that the local Latinx immigration could have linguistically and culturally competent psychological services. Thus, this chapter will blend the available research literature with the experiences of creating and running a clinic that supports many Latinx immigrant students and their families.

The Mathematics Education of Asian Americans

1984 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 114-122
Author(s):  
Sau-Lim Tsang
Keyword(s):  
Mathematics Education ◽  
Asian American ◽  
Immigrant Students ◽  
The United States ◽  
Research Literature ◽  
American Population ◽  
Cognitive Differences ◽  
Asian American Students ◽  
Mathematics Tests ◽  
American Students

A review of the research literature on the mathematics education of Asian-American students indicates that although their achievement in mathematics has been relatively high, the effects of the recent wave of immigration from Asia have not been studied. Problems faced by immigrant students in taking mathematics tests have been identified, and research has begun into cognitive differences between them and students educated entirely in the United States. Researchers and educators alike need a greater sensitivity to differences within the Asian-American population.

Designing an Inclusive Culturally Competent Classroom for Immigrant Deaf Students in the United States

2021 ◽  
pp. 180-197
Author(s):  
Millicent Malinda Musyoka ◽  
Sulaiman O. Adeoye
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Immigrant Students ◽  
Deaf Education ◽  
The United States ◽  
Teacher Preparation Programs ◽  
Background Information ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Culturally Competent ◽  
Deaf Students ◽  
Preparation Programs

The population of the United States (U.S.) is changing rapidly across such categories as race, language, culture, and socioeconomics. This growing diversity extends to people who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing (D/HH). The change indicates an increase in the number of immigrant students who are both hearing and D/HH. Today teachers are expected to serve a diverse population of D/HH students, thereby necessitating culturally competent classrooms. However, and in most cases, when educators consider a culturally competent classroom, one cultural group omitted among students, in general, is that of D/HH students and worst D/HH immigrant students. One reason for the neglect of immigrant D/HH students in U.S. classrooms is that most teachers have limited knowledge, skills and resources in designing inclusive culturally competent classrooms that support immigrant D/HH students. This apparent neglect necessitates this chapter. This chapter provides teachers with information and guidelines they will need to create culturally competent and inclusive classrooms with a particular focus on D/HH immigrant students. The chapter begins with brief background information about D/HH immigrant students and a conceptual framework that provides a lens to issues discussed in the chapter. Next, the chapter discusses the process of designing culturally competent classrooms for D/HH immigrant students. The chapter concludes with recommendations for future research and implications for practice not only for deaf education teachers but also for mainstream education teachers, deaf education teacher preparation programs, and researchers—among other professionals who interact and work with D/HH immigrant students.

Delivering Psychological Services to Religious and Spiritual Clients

2019 ◽  
pp. 145-162
Author(s):  
Gina Magyar-Russell
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Recent Progress ◽  
The United States ◽  
Psychological Services ◽  
Religion And Spirituality ◽  
Culturally Competent ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Beliefs And Practices

Spiritual and religious beliefs and practices in the United States are becoming increasingly diverse. This chapter reviews some of the fundamental problems and obstacles to providing culturally competent and compassionate mental health care to religious and spiritual clients, highlights the recent progress that has been made toward better serving the mental health needs of these clients, and provides a summary of best practices and future directions. Although religious and spiritual individuals continue to be underserved, there is increasing consensus among mental health professionals that religion and spirituality represent important cultural and clinical dimensions associated with treatment outcomes. As such, the field continues to work toward narrowing the gap in service delivery for religious and spiritual individuals seeking psychotherapy.

Development of the Knowledge Related to Oral Health Literacy for Spanish Speakers Scale

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 198-204
Author(s):  
Silvia E. Spivakovsky ◽  
Ralph V. Katz
Keyword(s):  
Oral Health ◽  
Health Literacy ◽  
The United States ◽  
Spanish Speakers ◽  
Depth Information ◽  
Hispanic Population ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Oral Health Literacy ◽  
Modifiable Factors ◽  
The Creation

The Hispanic population has one of the highest levels of untreated oral disease of any linguistic or ethnic population in the United States. Research examining the factors leading to such outcomes is limited. Since health literacy has been identified as a mediator of health disparities, it is important to identify the most appropriate tool to assess it. The Knowledge Related to Oral Health Literacy model for Spanish speakers (KROHL-S) is an inclusive framework to evaluate oral health knowledge and other modifiable factors at the individual level among the Hispanic population as related to oral health literacy. KROHL-S intends to provide concrete, practical information to help customize interpersonal interactions and educational experiences to individuals’ needs and capabilities. The questionnaire that will allow the creation of the KROHL-S scale consists of orally administered open-ended questions to measure knowledge that is condition specific (caries, periodontal disease, oral cancer, tooth loss, and malocclusion) and domain that is knowledge specific (identification of condition, causes, prevention, treatment, general knowledge). Implementation of the KROHL-S framework will provide in depth information that could be shared among health care providers and the creation of patient-centred initiatives.

Special Considerations for Evaluation and Treatment of Spanish-Speaking Patients with Cleft Palate

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (5) ◽  
pp. 41-49
Author(s):  
Ellen Moore
Keyword(s):  
Cleft Palate ◽  
The United States ◽  
Culturally Competent ◽  
Speech Language Pathology ◽  
Spanish Speaking ◽  
Appropriate Treatment ◽  
Oral Pressure ◽  
Language Pathology ◽  
History Of ◽  
Spanish Speaking Population

As the Spanish-speaking population in the United States continues to grow, there is increasing need for culturally competent and linguistically appropriate treatment across the field of speech-language pathology. This paper reviews information relevant to the evaluation and treatment of Spanish-speaking and Spanish-English bilingual children with a history of cleft palate. The phonetics and phonology of Spanish are reviewed and contrasted with English, with a focus on oral pressure consonants. Cultural factors and bilingualism are discussed briefly. Finally, practical strategies for evaluation and treatment are presented. Information is presented for monolingual and bilingual speech-language pathologists, both in the community and on cleft palate teams.

Multicultural Assessment of Personality and Psychopathology in the United States: Still Art, Not Yet Science, and Controversial

1998 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 62-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard H. Dana
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Racial Identity ◽  
The United States ◽  
Therapeutic Assessment ◽  
Culturally Competent ◽  
Research Attention ◽  
The Status ◽  
Training Research ◽  
Multicultural Assessment ◽  
Personality Description

This paper describes the status of multicultural assessment training, research, and practice in the United States. Racism, politicization of issues, and demands for equity in assessment of psychopathology and personality description have created a climate of controversy. Some sources of bias provide an introduction to major assessment issues including service delivery, moderator variables, modifications of standard tests, development of culture-specific tests, personality theory and cultural/racial identity description, cultural formulations for psychiatric diagnosis, and use of findings, particularly in therapeutic assessment. An assessment-intervention model summarizes this paper and suggests dimensions that compel practitioners to ask questions meriting research attention and providing avenues for developments of culturally competent practice.

An American Language

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosina Lozano
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
National Policy ◽  
The United States ◽  
Spanish Language ◽  
Spanish Speakers ◽  
Language Recognition ◽  
Political Language ◽  
Political Issue ◽  
History Of ◽  
The U.S

An American Language is a political history of the Spanish language in the United States. The nation has always been multilingual and the Spanish language in particular has remained as an important political issue into the present. After the U.S.-Mexican War, the Spanish language became a language of politics as Spanish speakers in the U.S. Southwest used it to build territorial and state governments. In the twentieth century, Spanish became a political language where speakers and those opposed to its use clashed over what Spanish's presence in the United States meant. This book recovers this story by using evidence that includes Spanish language newspapers, letters, state and territorial session laws, and federal archives to profile the struggle and resilience of Spanish speakers who advocated for their language rights as U.S. citizens. Comparing Spanish as a language of politics and as a political language across the Southwest and noncontiguous territories provides an opportunity to measure shifts in allegiance to the nation and exposes differing forms of nationalism. Language concessions and continued use of Spanish is a measure of power. Official language recognition by federal or state officials validates Spanish speakers' claims to US citizenship. The long history of policies relating to language in the United States provides a way to measure how U.S. visions of itself have shifted due to continuous migration from Latin America. Spanish-speaking U.S. citizens are crucial arbiters of Spanish language politics and their successes have broader implications on national policy and our understanding of Americans.

From Start-Up to Scale-Up

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gilles Duruflé ◽  
Thomas Hellmann ◽  
Karen Wilson
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Public Policies ◽  
Scale Up ◽  
The United States ◽  
Smart Money ◽  
Start Up ◽  
The Us ◽  
The Creation

This chapter examines the challenge for entrepreneurial companies of going beyond the start-up phase and growing into large successful companies. We examine the long-term financing of these so-called scale-up companies, focusing on the United States, Europe, and Canada. The chapter first provides a conceptual framework for understanding the challenges of financing scale-ups. It emphasizes the need for investors with deep pockets, for smart money, for investor networks, and for patient money. It then shows some data about the various aspects of financing scale-ups in the United States, Europe, and Canada, showing how Europe and Canada are lagging behind the US relatively more at the scale-up than the start-up stage. Finally, the chapter raises the question of long-term public policies for supporting the creation of a better scale-up environment.

Civic Engagement and Environmentalism in Emerging Adulthood

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael W. Pratt ◽  
M. Kyle Matsuba
Keyword(s):  
Civic Engagement ◽  
Emerging Adults ◽  
Life Story ◽  
The United States ◽  
Research Literature ◽  
John Muir ◽  
Conservation Movement ◽  
Key Points ◽  
Positive Engagement

Chapter 9 focuses on contexts of positive engagement in the domain of the wider society among emerging adults. The authors examine the growing research literature on civic engagement and volunteering, covering patterns of development and change during emerging to young adulthood, describing how this development is linked to the three personality levels of the McAdams and Pals model. They also describe work on one salient contemporary type of civic engagement, environmentalism, and review what is known on this particular topic in youth. The authors cover the evidence on both of these domains from their Futures Study sample, using both questionnaire and narrative material to expand these findings. As a way of illuminating the key points, the chapter ends with a case study of the early life story of John Muir, an important founder of the environmental and conservation movement in the United States.

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