Main description:

*A seminal resource, thoroughly updated: 70% new material includes new topics and more research.
*A steady niche seller on one of the largest ethnic groups in North America, it is considered the essential resource; the few competing titles are dated.
*Increased utility: includes additional assessment and treatment planning tools.
*Falicov is an award-winning authority in the field and an active consultant, trainer, and lecturer.

Contents:

Introduction
I. Overview
1. MECA: A Meeting Place for Culture and Therapy
2. Latino Diversity: Contexts and Cultures
II. Migration and Acculturation
3. Journeys of Migration: Losses and Gains
4. Transnational Therapies: Separations and Reunifications
5. The Second-Generation Identity Struggles: Roots and Wings
III. Ecological Contexts
6. Mental Health Disparities: The Need for Equal and Just Care
7. Religion, Spirituality, and Traditional Healing Practices
8. Racism, Ethnic Prejudice, and Discrimination
9. The Challenge of School and Work
IV. Family Organization
10. The Persistence of Extended Kin
11. Couples: Presenting Issues and Approaches
V. Family Life Cycle
12. Raising Children in Culture and Context
13. Adolescents and Parents Crossing Cultural Borders
14. Young, Middle, and Late Adulthood Transitions
VI. Conclusion
A Reflection: Finding Strengths