Tools for Clinicians

Online Resources

• Guidelines for Multicultural Proficiency for Psychologists
• Multicultural applications of cognitive based therapy

Special Populations

ASIAN/PACIFIC ISLANDERS (API)

• APA Diversity Resources
• Asian American Mental Health Fact sheet   
• National Asian American Pacific Islander Mental Health Association (NAAPIMH)
• Asian American and Pacific Islander culture and suggestions for practitioners working with these populations in family and children mental health care
• Other resources including Research and Tools, and Materials in specific Asian languages

CHILD-PARENT PSYCHOTHERAPY

• Child trauma
• The National Child Traumatic Stress Network Fact Sheet

DEPRESSION

Behavioral activation as an alternative treatment approach for Latinos with Depression

LGBT

• Alliance Health Project 
• Association of Gay and Lesbian Psychiatrists (AGLP)
• Castro Mission Health Center
• Center of Excellence for Transgender Health
• Lyon-Martin Health Services
• Magnet
• The Stonewall Project
• STOP AIDS Project  

TRAUMA

Trauma focused cognitive based therapy  

WOMEN

Resources for Staying Up to Date in Women's Mental Health(pdf)

A collection of links by Elizabeth M. Fitelson, MD, Assistant Director, The Women's Progam, Columbia University Department of Psychiatry

Websites for Translated Materials

SUBSTANCE USE/Trauma/PTSD (Spanish)

• www.dejardefumar.ucsf.eduor www.stopsmoking.ucsf.edu (English)
• Seeking Safety: A present-focused therapy to help people attain safety from trauma/PTSD and substance abuse
• New Freedom Programs:Spanish language resources includes key elements to prepare participants for intervention programming, significant gang intervention program resources, a core program based on CBT and problem solving skills, and a comprehensive transition resource for returning to the community

ANGER MANAGEMENT (Spanish)

DVD Resources

Microtraining Associates, Inc. multicultural counseling and education resources and materials