{"product_id":"substance-use-disorders-in-underserved-ethnic-and-racial-groups-using-diversity-to-help-individuals-thrive-9781433836589","title":"Substance Use Disorders in Underserved Ethnic and Racial Groups: Using Diversity to Help Individuals Thrive","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis book examines substance use disorders among individuals and communities of color and offers assessment, treatment, and prevention strategies for supporting and empowering individuals within their cultural contexts.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e It explores the unique histories and substance use trends within Black\/African American, Latino\/Latina\/Latinx\/Hispanic, Asian American\/Pacific Islander, and American Indian\/Alaska Native communities. This includes the role of intergenerational trauma and the enduring impacts of colonialism, slavery, and systemic oppression, as well modern injustices and inequities in mental health and medical treatment, criminal justice, and other institutions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Expert contributors draw upon their extensive experiences working in these communities to establish evidence-based recommendations for culturally competent care. They explore common challenges with assessment and treatment, including the limitations of established models that fail to properly account for cultural factors. They offer culturally bound solutions that enable mental health professionals to better help individuals and communities while respecting their unique intersectional identities and values.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristina A. Downey, PhD, \u003c\/b\u003e is assistant vice-chancellor for academic affairs and student success and associate professor of psychology at Indiana University Kokomo. She has published articles on various topics in journals like \u003ci\u003eEating Behaviors\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePsychology \u0026amp; Health\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eScandinavian Journal of Psychology\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Journal of Effective Teaching\u003c\/i\u003e and has published several chapters on positive psychology. She also serves on the editorial board of \u003ci\u003eCognitive Therapy and Research\u003c\/i\u003e. Dr. Downey was coeditor of the \u003ci\u003eHandbook of Race and Development in Mental Health\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePositive Psychology in Racial and Ethnic Groups\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTreating Depression, Anxiety, and Stress in Ethnic and Racial Groups\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdward C. Chang, PhD, \u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of psychology and social work and a faculty associate in Asian\/Pacific Islander American Studies at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He served as a program evaluator for the Michigan Department of Community Health-Social Determinants of Health, working with the Asian Center of Southeast Michigan. Dr. Chang also serves as an associate editor of \u003ci\u003eCognitive Therapy and Research\u003c\/i\u003e. He has published nearly 200 empirical and scholarly works focusing on optimism and pessimism, perfectionism, loneliness, social problem solving, and cultural influences on behavior, including the coedited book \u003ci\u003eMotivation and Morality: A Multidisciplinary Approach\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"American Psychological Association (APA)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50457741558034,"sku":"9781433836589","price":83.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ff442bc5-1a42-4788-946d-84e72f5f5701.jpg?v=1729937986","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/substance-use-disorders-in-underserved-ethnic-and-racial-groups-using-diversity-to-help-individuals-thrive-9781433836589","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}