The first session with African Americans

"The reality of today's mental health practice is this - the first fifty minutes a clinician spends with a client may well be the last. The First Session with African Americans fills a gap in the professional literature by providing a hands-on guide to initiating effective change for African American clients within a single session - whether it is the first and only or the first of many.".

"In this much-needed resource, Janis Sanchez-Hucles - an expert in the field of African American mental health - focuses on the special dynamics and unique challenges African American clients bring to the first session of therapy. She offers clinicians, no matter what their ethnic background, the information they need to work confidently with a broad diversity of African American clients."--BOOK JACKET.