ETHNOCULTURAL FACTORS, SMI & REHABILITATIVE SERVICES

描述（申请人的摘要）：指导科学家发展奖， 要求新的少数民族学院，使申请人能够审查 民族文化因素在重性精神疾病病程中的影响 (SMI)社区康复服务。最终目标是获得 设计和实施理论驱动的研究计划，以研究 民族文化结构在严重精神障碍（SMD）中的作用，并提供 关于社区文化相关性的经验支持建议 心理社会服务。申请人在临床方面的广泛背景 社会工作实践与少数民族群体，最近完成的一项 NIMH资助的论文，目前隶属于一个既定的服务 研究中心，为发展计划提供良好的基础 在这个奖项中提出。一个既定的调查小组将提供 密集的指导和咨询。拟议目标包括 发展先进的技能（1）在定量数据分析和 心理测量方法，（2）定性研究方法，（3）评估 当前少数民族节目的文化回应实践 患有重度精神障碍的少数人。 拟议研究的数据将从两项现有研究中获得 一个正在进行的项目。研究计划分为两部分 研究检查SMI和社区服务中的民族文化因素。 第一项研究测试了竞争性假设， 关于病程和心理社会服务的文化机制。的 第二项研究采用定性文化评估模型， 评估拉丁裔精神分裂症服务的文化适应性的观点 客户.这些研究试图了解民族文化结构， 在介导SMI的过程和心理社会治疗中， 少数群体。所获得的知识将使申请人能够设计一个 R01前瞻性地研究民族文化机制的复杂作用 与精神分裂症和其他SMD的病程以及文化 心理社会治疗的相关性。

DESCRIPTION (Applicant's abstract): A Mentored Scientist Development Award for New Minority Faculty is requested to enable the applicant to examine the influence of ethnocultural factors in the course of serious mental illness (SMI) and community rehabilitative services. The ultimate goal is to gain the skills to design and implement a theory-driven research program to study the role of ethnocultural constructs in serious mental disorders (SMDs), and offer empirically supported recommendations on the cultural relevancy of community based psychosocial services. The applicant's extensive background in clinical social work practice with ethnic minority groups, the recent completion of an NIMH funded dissertation, and current affiliation with an established services research center, provide an excellent foundation for the development plan proposed in this award. An established group of investigators will provide intensive mentoring and consultation. The proposed goals include the development of advanced skills (1) in quantitative data analysis and psychometric methods, (2) qualitative research methods, and (3) to assess current practice on the cultural responsiveness of programs serving ethnic minority persons with SMI. The data for the proposed research will be obtained from two existing studies and one current ongoing project. The research plan is organized into two studies that examine ethnocultural factors in SMI and community-based services. The first study tests competing hypotheses regarding the potential influence of cultural mechanisms on the illness course and within psychosocial services. The second study applies a qualitative cultural assessment model examining multiple perspectives to assess the cultural fit of services for Latino schizophrenia clients. These studies seek to understand ethnocultural constructs that may be salient in mediating the course of SMI and psychosocial treatment among ethnic minority groups. The knowledge gained will enable the applicant to design an R01 to examine prospectively the complex role of ethnocultural mechanisms associated with the course of schizophrenia and other SMDs and the cultural relevancy of psychosocial treatments.