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Addressing racism; facilitating cultural competence in mental health and educational settings.


9780471779971

Addressing racism; facilitating cultural competence cultural competence Social medicine The ability to understand, appreciate, and interact with persons from cultures and/or belief systems other than one's own  in mental health and educational settings.

Ed. by Madonna G. Constantine and Derald Wing Sue.

John Wiley John Wiley may refer to:
  • John Wiley & Sons, publishing company
  • John C. Wiley, American ambassador
  • John D. Wiley, Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • John M. Wiley (1846–1912), U.S.
 & Sons

2006

305 pages

$49.95

Paperback

RC451

The editors are affiliated with the Teachers College, Columbia U. Some of the contributors are in schools of education, and presumably pre·sum·a·ble  
adj.
That can be presumed or taken for granted; reasonable as a supposition: presumable causes of the disaster.
 some are also in mental health, but most are simply associated with a US university. They identify the sometimes very subtle ways that racism can inhibit good practice in the two fields, and they suggest approaches to identifying and removing the problem. An overview of racism precedes separate sections on mental health and education. A final section explores eradication eradication

extermination of an infectious agent so that no further cases of the related disease can occur.


virtual eradication
 schemes in general.

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