Children of Color - 2nd Edition by Jewelle Taylor Gibbs (Paperback)

From the Back Cover

Children of Color is the thoroughly revised and expanded edition of the classic and definitive guide to the unique problems and special needs of minority youth experiencing psychological and behavioral problems. This comprehensive book presents crucial information on culturally sensitive and culturally competent assessment and treatment approaches for young African Americans, Asian Americans, Central Americans, Latinos, Native Americans, biracial-bicultural, and other so-called minority youth. This new edition contains a wealth of new statistical data, demographics, and cutting- edge interventions techniques, contributed by an ethnically diverse group of mental health professionals who are experts in their fields.

Review Quotes

"With a wealth of statistics and analysis presented in a clear style, [this book] is an excellent reference for youth advocates." (Youth Today, May 2003)

About the Author

Jewelle Taylor Gibbs is professor emerita at the School of Social Welfare, University of California, Berkeley, and author of Race and Justice and Young, Black, and Male in America both from Jossey-Bass.

Larke Nahme Huang is a clinical community psychologist affiliated with Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.