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Counseling the Hispanic Client: Cuban Americans, Mexican Americans, and Puerto Ricans

✍ Scribed by Jeanette Altarriba; Lisa M. Bauer

Publisher: American Counseling Association
Year: 1998
Tongue: English
Weight: 372 KB
Volume: 76
Category: Article
ISSN: 1556-6678
DOI: 10.1002/j.1556-6676.1998.tb02697.x

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✦ Synopsis

This article describes a general framework that may be used when counseling Cuban American, Mexican American, and Puerto Rican clients. The psychological and sociocultural characteristics of these populations are described. Both differences and similarities among the 3 groups are reviewed. The identification of the client's worldview, cultural values, and family values provides a specific framework for counseling these clients. Specific and general guidelines are provided for the psychological assessment of Cuban American, Mexican American, and Puerto Rican clients.

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