Latina Psychologists: Thriving in the Cultural Borderlands - Paperback

by Lillian Comas-Diaz (Editor), Carmen Inoa Vazquez (Editor)

In this book, twelve eminent Latina psychologists illustrate how they practice gender- and culture-sensitive psychotherapy, counseling, research, pedagogy, social justice, and mentoring.

Author Biography

Lillian Comas-Díaz, PhD, is a clinical psychologist in private practice in Washington, DC, and a clinical professor at the George Washington University Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. The author of over 150 publications, her scholarly work focuses on multiculturalism, women of color, ethnic minority mental health, psychotherapy process, social justice, and psychospirituality.

Carmen Inoa Vazquez, PhD, ABPP, is a practicing clinical psychologist in private practice in New York City and a visiting scholar/clinical psychology supervisor at Columbia University Teachers College. She has published several books, book chapters, and articles, and has made numerous presentations in the areas of gender, cross-cultural mental health, and training. She is a noted authority on Latin American mental health, particularly focusing on women and bicultural life styles.