Empowering the disempowered: Harm reduction with racial/ethnic minority clients

Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 189-200

  Blume, Arthur W ^a   Lovato, Laura V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cultural competence; Harm reduction; Minority clients; Substance abuse

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADULT; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HUMAN; MINORITY GROUP; RACE; SELF CONCEPT; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ADULT; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; FEMALE; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; MINORITY GROUPS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; SELF EFFICACY; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 75149148660     PISSN: 00219762     EISSN: 10974679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jclp.20668     Document Type: Article

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