PSY-8507: Comparative Analysis of Evidence-based Interventions

Hall, G. C. N., Berkman, E. T., Zane, N. W., Leong, F. T. L., Hwang, W.-C., Nezu, A. M., Nezu, C. M., Hong, J. J., Chu, J. P., & Huang, E. R. (2021). Reducing mental health disparities by increasing the personal relevance of interventions. American Psychologist, 76(1), 91–103.
This article will help us to consider how we integrate the individual dimensions into evidence-based practice. How can we evaluate the personal relevance of a model and use these evaluations in conjunction with evidence-based practice?

Ramos, G., Brookman-Frazee, L., Kodish, T., Rodriguez, A., & Lau, A. S. (2020). Community providers’ experiences with evidence-based practices: The role of therapist race/ethnicity. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 1-12.
This article allows you to gauge a unique perspective, therapists who identify as racial/ethnic minorities who implement evidence-based practices in community mental health. It explores the experiences of therapists in using evidence-based practices and what modifications they perceive necessary to effectively implement evidence-based practices.

Zane, N., Bernal, G., & Leong, F.T.L. (Eds.). (2016). Evidence-based psychological practice with ethnic minorities: Culturally informed research and clinical strategies. American Psychological Association.
Read Chapters 3, 4, 12, 13, and 15.
The chapters from this text will allow you to first understand utilizing evidence-based practices with culturally diverse clients (Psychotherapy outcome research with ethnic minorities: What is the agenda?). You will then consider threats to validity in diagnosis and assessment when working with diverse populations (Threats to cultural validity in clinical diagnosis and assessment: Illustrated with the case of Asian Americans). Next, you will look at treatments and interventions (Depression prevention and treatment interventions: Evolution of the San Francisco Latino Mental Health Research Program & Improving the participation of families of color in evidence-based interventions: Challenges and lessons learned). Lastly, you will review conclusions based on the works from this text. These conclusions should inform your work with culturally diverse populations (Afterword: Some culturally informed conclusions).