Cultural Competence in Applied Psychology: An Evaluation of Current Status and Future Directions

Introduction and Overview of the Handbook.- History, Theory, and Professional Standards.- History and Development of the Cultural Competence Construct. -Professional Standards/Ethical Documents for Service to Racial, Ethnic, Language, and Culturally Diverse Groups.- Current Status of Cultural Competence Advocacy in Clinical, School, and Counseling Psychology.- Scientific Foundations of Applied Practice.- Philosophy and Ethics of Science.- Conflicts in Intergroup Relations.- Attitude Change, Stereotyping and Perception Bias in Social Psychology.- The Culture Concept in Cultural Anthropology.- Individual Differences Psychology.- Fundamental Principles of Genetic Variation: Implications for Understanding Cultural Variability.- Research Designs for Identifying Interaction Effects.- Prevalence of Mental Illness in Human Subpopulations.- Contemporary Issues and Problems Within Racial/Ethnic Communities.- Contemporary Problems in African American Communities .- Contemporary Problems in Asian American Communities.- Contemporary Problems in Hispanic Communities.- Contemporary Problems in Native American Communities.- Issues, Problems and Controversies in Training for Cultural Competence.- Serving Clients in Poverty.- Ethnic/Racial Matching in Psychological Services.- The Protean Definitions of "Racism" in Contemporary Applied Psychology Training.- Legal Challenges in Cultural Competence Training.- Implications for Training and Helping People.- The Case for Cross-Cutting Knowledge and Principles in Applied Psychology Training.- Barriers to Service Delivery for Racial, Ethnic, Language, and Cultural Minority Groups.- How to Teach an Ideal Course in Cultural Sensitivity.- What Organizations, Principles, and Practices Truly Help People?.