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Strategic intervention: A mental health program for the hispanic community
Author(s) -
Delgado Melvin,
Scott John F.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
journal of community psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.585
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1520-6629
pISSN - 0090-4392
DOI - 10.1002/1520-6629(197907)7:3<187::aid-jcop2290070302>3.0.co;2-l
Subject(s) - intervention (counseling) , mental health , center (category theory) , nursing , medical education , medicine , gerontology , psychology , psychiatry , chemistry , crystallography
Over the past three years the Worcester Youth Guidance Center has developed a series of mental health programs directed to the Hispanic community of Worcester, Massachusetts. The model for these programs has been that of strategic intervention. This approach was based upon knowledge gained from the literature and extensive exploratory contacts with key Hispanic leaders. The Center's Hispanic Program consists of five components: (1) community education and training, (2) clinical consultation, (3) program consultation, (4) research, and (5) clinical intervention and case management. This article describes these components in detail and presents a rationale for strategic intervention.