ETHNOCULTURAL FACTORS, SMI & REHABILITATIVE SERVICES

简介(申请人摘要)：科学家发展指导奖 要求新的少数族裔学院使申请者能够考试 民族文化因素在严重精神疾病病程中的影响 (SMI)和社区康复服务。最终的目标是获得 设计和实施以理论为导向的研究计划的技能 民族文化结构在严重精神障碍(SMD)中的作用 关于社区文化相关性的经验支持的建议 以心理社会服务为基础。申请人在临床方面的广泛背景 少数民族社会工作实践，最近完成了一项 NIMH资助的论文，以及目前与现有服务机构的联系 研究中心，为发展规划提供良好的基础 在本奖项中提出。一个既定的调查小组将提供 密集的辅导和咨询。建议的目标包括 发展高级技能(1)在定量数据分析和 心理测量学方法，(2)定性研究方法，(3)评估 当前民族服务节目文化响应性的实践 患有SMI的少数群体。 拟议研究的数据将从现有的两项研究中获得 还有一个目前正在进行的项目。这项研究计划分为两部分 考察SMI和社区服务中的民族文化因素的研究。 第一项研究测试了关于以下潜在影响的相互竞争的假设 关于病程和心理社会服务的文化机制。这个 第二项研究应用了定性的文化评估模型，考察了 评估拉丁裔精神分裂症服务的文化契合性的视角 客户。这些研究试图理解可能是 在调节SMI过程和民族间心理社会治疗中的重要性 少数群体。所获得的知识将使申请者能够设计一个 R01前瞻性地审查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.