{"product_id":"cultura-y-bienestar-mesoamerican-based-healing-and-mental-health-practice-based-evidence-paperback","title":"Cultura Y Bienestar: MesoAmerican Based Healing and Mental Health Practice Based Evidence - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIsaac Alvarez Cardenas\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRamon Delcastillo Phd\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJerry Tello Ma\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEthnic minorities underutilize mental health services, and when they do seek treatment, dropout rates are high. The need for culturally sensitive therapies that incorporate the spiritual values of the minority client cannot be overstated.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthors Ricardo Carrillo, PhD, and Concepcion Martinez Saucedo, PhD, argue that traditional Mesoamerican healing approaches to mental health issues can and should be used by a wide variety of health care practitioners and those in supportive roles, including psychologists, psychiatrists, and social workers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eCultura y Bienestar: MesoAmerican Based Healing and Mental Health Practice Based Evidence\u003c\/i\u003e, these two experts discuss the efficiency and potential of such traditional practices as Mexican \u003ci\u003ecuranderismo\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003emedicina papalote\u003c\/i\u003e (butterfly medicine), and medicinal drumming.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTraditional healing practices view the physical, the mental, and the spiritual as a unified system-unlike the Western approach to mental health and its tendency toward reductionist, symptom-based treatment. Mesoamerican healing also places the patient within the larger context of the community.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat Carrillo and Saucedo suggest is nothing less than a revolution in mental health services, blending allopathic care and traditional healing with Western methodologies to create a culturally inclusive care system that acknowledges and respects the spiritual values of minority clients.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRicardo Carrillo, PhD, and Concepcion Martinez Saucedo, PhD, are licensed psychologists, students of traditional medicine and trauma treatment, and program developers for Cultura y Bienestar, a preventative and early intervention program for Latinos that is based in Alameda, California.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 298\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.62 x 9.02 x 5.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 19, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52734006362419,"sku":"9781542581585","price":40.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/RysrQXQ4TlZZdmF6QUcxMUxwU1dTdz09.webp?v=1763953293","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/cultura-y-bienestar-mesoamerican-based-healing-and-mental-health-practice-based-evidence-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}