You are a psychologist in an urban community that has seen a 200% growth in its immigrant population over the past 3 years. Eighty-seven percent of this population speaks a language other than English at home. You work for a community mental health center which is seeing an increase in referral from this population primarily because of the childrens interactions with the school system. The children typically become bilingual quickly. The parents are typically less fluent in English than their children; however approximately 30% of the adults in this immigrant population are fluent in English and hold advanced degrees and middle- to upper- middle class jobs. The remaining 70% primarily hold jobs that do not require higher education although many do have degrees from their country of origin. Based on the reading evaluate research and practice aspects in this applied context and use elements from previous learning in your program to address the following:
Guided Response: Review several of your classmates posts. Provide a substantive response to at least two of your peers. As you respond to your peers consider the following questions: