Psychology

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with Diverse Youth

Document Type

Book Chapter

Abstract

Researchers and clinicians are increasingly recognizing the importance of attending to dimensions of diversity in clinical work given the changing demographics of the USA. There exists a growing evidence base demonstrating the effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with racial and ethnic minority youth, and there is some work examining CBT with sexual and gender minority youth. In this chapter, we review some of this literature and present a case example with a Latinx transgender girl and her parents. We focus on the importance of developing a strong working alliance within a CBT framework and use the literature on cultural competency to ground our recommendations.

Publication Title

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Youth: Tradition and Innovation

Publication Date

2020

First Page

211

Last Page

230

ISBN

978-1-0716-0700-8

DOI

10.1007/978-1-0716-0700-8_11

Keywords

cognitive behavioral therapy, culture, diversity, gender

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