Underserved Diverse Populations
In preparation for this assignment select an underserved and/or diverse population seen in community mental health (e.g. homeless, LGBTQ youth, African American males, immigrants); this should be a major topic related to Mental Health and Community Counseling.
Prepare a 2,100-2,450-page paper in which you address the following:
- Describe how the mental health system has historically dealt with your selected population/topic.
- Discuss the different types of service delivery (Inpatient, Outpatient, Partial Treatment, Aftercare, Community-Based, etc.) in relation to your selected population/topic.
- Explain how the following concepts are related to your selected population/topic:
- Prevention
- Outreach
- Intervention
- Advocacy
- Consultation
- Collaboration
- Describe evidence based interventions and treatment approaches.
- Examine the following factors related to your selected population/topic:
- Multicultural and social justice factors
- Ethical and legal considerations
- Barriers to treatment
- Theories related to treatment and conceptualization
- Life and environmental stressors
- Community and social supports
Your paper should follow APA formatting.
For references use :
Read Chapter 14 “Community Agencies, Medical Settings and Other Specialized Clinical Settings” and Chapter 15 “Employee Assistance Programs, Private Practice, Coaching, and Managed Care of the text Clinical Mental Health in Schools and Communities.
Read the article Romano, J. L. (2015). Recommendations for developing, implementing, and evaluating prevention interventionsDownload Recommendations for developing, implementing, and evaluating prevention interventions. In Prevention psychology: Enhancing personal and social well-being (pp. 131-142). Washington, DC, US: American Psychological Association.
Read the article Wandersman, A. & Florin, P. (2003). Community interventions and effective preventionDownload Community interventions and effective prevention. The American Psychologist, 58(6-7), 441-448.