Clinical Psychology in Communities of Color

Frederick T. L. Leong, PhD, is division head and professor of applied psychology in the School of Humanities and Social Science at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, China. He was a professor of psychology from Michigan State University (2006–2021) where he also served as the director of the Consortium for Multicultural Psychology Research. He has authored or coauthored over 300 journal articles and book chapters. He has edited or coedited 15 handbooks and 13 books. He is editor-in-chief of the Encyclopedia of Counseling (Sage Publications), APA Handbook of Multicultural Psychology and the APA Handbook of Psychotherapy (APA Books). He is the founding editor of the Asian American Journal of Psychology and also served as associate editor of the Archives of Scientific Psychology and the American Psychologist. His research focuses on cultural diversity psychological science including career psychology, adaptability, cross-cultural psychopathology, cross-cultural psychotherapy, psychological testing, and Chinese Psychology. Professor Leong is one of the top psychology scientists in China. He is ranked number 3 among the top 100 psychology scientist in Chinaby AD Scientific Index. Guillermo Bernal, PhD, was a professor of psychology (retired) at the University of Puerto Rico and director of the Institute for Psychological Research. His work has focused on research, training, and the development of mental health services for ethno-cultural groups. His research is in efficacy trials on culturally adapted treatments for depression with Puerto Rican adolescents. He is an early contributor to the dialogue on cultural adaptations of evidence-based treatments. Since 1992, his team has generated evidence on the efficacy of culturally adapted cognitive behavior therapy and interpersonal psychotherapy, carried out translations and development of instruments, and published on factors associated to vulnerability of depression. His cultural adaptation framework has served as a guide to many in the field of psychotherapy research. Dr. Bernal is a fellow of APA Divisions 45, 12, and 27 and  a member of Divisions 29 and 43. His books include Evidence-Based Psychological Practice With Ethnic Minorities: Culturally Informed Research and Clinical Strategies (with Nolan Zane and Frederick T. L. Leong) and Cultural Adaptations: Tools for Evidence-Based Practice With Diverse Populations (with Melanie M. Domenech Rodríguez). NiCole T. Buchanan, PhD, is a professor of psychology at Michigan State University. She is a faculty affiliate of MSU’s Consortium for Multicultural Psychology Research, Center for Interdisciplinarity, the Research Consortium on Gender-Based Violence, and the Center for Gender in Global Context and she is also an affiliated educator for the Center for Institutional Courage. Dr. Buchanan has over 130 professional publications and is an invited speaker for academic, private sector and lay audiences across the world. She researches the interplay of race, gender and victimization and how they impact the nature of sexual and racial harassment, their impact on health, well-being, and work outcomes, and organizational best practices. She also studies the ways in which non-traditional research is marginalized (i.e., epistemic exclusion) and strategies for creating more equitable processes in organizations (e.g., academic institutions, therapeutic and medical centers, police and fire departments). Dr. Buchanan is a fellow of the Association for Psychological Science, four divisions of the American Psychological Association (Society of Clinical Psychology, Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues, Society for the Psychological Study of Ethnic Minority Issues, and Society for the Psychology of Women), and has received national and international awards for her research, teaching, and professional service.

Contributors
 
Introduction: Progress and Challenges in Clinical Psychology in Communities of Color
Frederick T.L. Leong, Guillermo Bernal, and NiCole Buchanan
 
Part I. Diagnosis and Assessment
 
Chapter 1. Diagnosis and Assessment With Black Americans: Reducing Bias and Improving Assessment Outcomes
                  NiCole T. Buchanan & Beverly Greene
 
Chapter 2. ​​ Assessing and Diagnosing Latinos
Alfonso Martínez-Taboas, Margarita Francia, and Viviana Padilla-Martínez
 
Chapter 3. Clinical Diagnosis and Assessment with Asian Americans: Cultural Validity and Measurement Equivalence
                 Frederick T. L. Leong, Zornitsa Kalibatseva, and Chun Chen
 
Chapter 4. Socio-Historical-Cultural Dimensions for Consideration in the Psychological Assessment of American Indians and Alaska Natives
      Jeff King and Joseph E. Trimble
 
Chapter 5. Commentary: Race and Ethnic Group Differences in Assessment and Diagnosis: Where to Go With What We Know
                  Lisa Suzuki, Jen Ying-Zhen Ang, Brittany Matthews, and A. Jordan Wright
 
Part II. Treatments and Interventions
 
Chapter 6. CBT for the Treatment of Mental Illness in Black/African Americans: The Current Evidence Base
     Alfiee Breland-Noble and Trenita Childers
 
Chapter 7. Psychotherapy for Depression in Adult Latinos: A Systematic Review of the Science
                  Cristina Adames & Guillermo Bernal
 
Chapter 8. Culturally Informed Evidence-Based Clinical Strategies and Mental Health Treatments for Asian Americans
                  Lauren Berger, Cindy Y. Huang, and Nolan Zane
 
Chapter 9. Mental Health Intervention with Native American and Alaskan Native People 
                  Beth Boyd, Yolanda Flores Niemann, and Cori M. Bazemore-James
 
Chapter 10. Commentary: Psychosocial Intervention Research for Communities of Color: Weaving a Tapestry to Advance the Field
Steven R. Lopez and Linda Garro
 
Index
About the Editors