Yvonne Stolk

A training program in cross-cultural psychiatric assessment

Development, delivery and evaluation

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

In Australia, as in many countries, cultural and
linguistic diversity poses particular challenges for
mental health professionals assessing clients from
diverse cultures. Previous research shows
cross-cultural differences in manifestations of
mental disorders are associated with disparities in
mental health service provision. The 5-stage project
reported in this book is guided by a program logic
framework. Context analysis of population and mental
health data shows disparities in treated prevalence
for mental disorder, involuntary admission, and
diagnosis of clients from ethnic communities. A
training needs analysis shows clinicians' confidence
in cross-cultural mental state assessments was
relatively low. To enhance the cross-cultural
clinical competence of crisis assessment teams a
training program in Cross-cultural Psychiatric
Assessment is developed and delivered. Outcome and
impact evaluations examine knowledge acquisition,
confidence on clinical assessment instruments,
transfer to practice, community contact frequency.
and hospital admissions. Cross-cultural mental
health educators will find of value both the training
program and the evaluation methodology.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: VDM Verlag Dr. Müller
• Seitenzahl: 600
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783639073614
• ISBN-10: 3639073614
• Artikelnr.: 26328200

Autorenporträt

Yvonne Stolk, PhD, is a Clinical Psychologist and studied
Transcultural Mental Health at the Centre for International
Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry, at the University of
Melbourne. She is a Research and Education Consultant at the
Victorian Transcultural Psychiatry Unit, Australia, and co-author
of Assessing Mental Health across Cultures.