he “MI Reminder Card (Am I Doing This Right?)” is a quick guide for Motivational Interviewing, the evidence-based treatment. Use the 11 questions on this card to build self-awareness about your attitudes, thoughts, and communication style as you conduct your work. Keep your attention centered on the people you serve. Encourage their motivation to change. […]
Archives for May 2013
Does “tiger parenting” Exist? Parenting Profiles of Chinese Americans and Adolescent Developmental Outcomes
“Tiger parenting,” as described by Chua (2011, Battle hymn of the tiger mother. New York, NY: Penguin Press), has put parenting in Asian American families in the spotlight. The current study identified parenting profiles in Chinese American families and explored their effects on adolescent adjustment. In a three-wave longitudinal design spanning 8 years, from early […]
Mental Health Disparities: American Indians and Alaska Natives
Research on mental health among American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN) is limited by the small size of this population and by its heterogeneity. Nevertheless, existing research suggests that AI/AN youths and adults suffer a disproportionate burden of mental health problems and disorders. Among AI/AN people, there is a wide range of beliefs about illness, healing, […]
Arkansas Minority Barber & Beauty Shop Health Initiative
The mission of the Arkansas Minority Barber & Beauty Shop Health Initiative is to increase public awareness about heart disease and stroke. The goal is to empower minorities to better understand hypertension prevention and management. This initiative will carry out its mission by incorporating Million Hearts™ which will focus on coordinating and enhancing cardiovascular disease […]
Promotoras: Bilingual Peer Specialists for Community Outreach and Assistance
Objective: To assist Latinos, including individuals who are monolingual or Limited English Proficient (LEP), in enrollment and retention in programs and services, such as substance abuse and mental health treatment. Description: This profile highlights promotoras models from two Latino-serving organizations. The New Jersey Association of Mental Health and Addictions Agencies, Inc. (NJAMHAA) serves Latinos (mainly Puerto Ricans) […]
Guidelines to Support Homeless who Need Substance Abuse or Mental Illness Treatment
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has developed a new addition to the Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) series of best practice guidelines in order to equip those who provide services to people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness, and who need or are in substance abuse or mental illness treatment, […]