Bringing Psychotherapy to the Underserved: Challenges and Strategies - Paperback

by Jeffrey Zimmerman (Editor), Jeffrey E. Barnett (Editor), Linda Campbell (Editor)

Bringing Psychotherapy to the Underserved examines the challenging problem of providing psychotherapy services to underserved, often marginalized populations, both within and outside of the US. The book begins by addressing systemic factors that prevent certain populations from accessing services (health system issues, issues relating to the military, and natural and man-made disasters). Expert contributors then addresses those underserved due to discrimination (ethnic minorities, the economically disadvantaged, sexual and gender minorities, and so on). The following section of the book focuses on populations in transition and in undeserved locations (civilians and refugees of war, immigrants, and those in rural areas). Next are addressed those people who are often overlooked, such as children, older adults, and those with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Each of these chapters discusses the scope of the problem, barriers to service delivery, creating cultural
competency, effective strategies and empirically-supported treatments, and future steps. The book closes by addressing ethical and research challenges relevant to bringing psychotherapy services to these groups.

Author Biography

Jeffrey Zimmerman has provided psychotherapy for over 35 years. In 2017 he was President of the Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy, Division 29 of the American Psychological Association. One of his presidential initiatives was a focus on bringing psychotherapy to the underserved.

Jeffrey E. Barnett is a licensed psychologist who has been in practice for 35 years. He is a distinguished practitioner of the National Academies of Practice, as well as the Associate Dean for the Social Sciences and Graduate Programs in the College of Arts and Sciences of Loyola University Maryland.

Linda F. Campbell is a professor of counseling psychology in the College of Education at the University of Georgia where she is also director of the Center for Counseling training clinic, which serves a regional population. She is vice-president of the Georgia State Board of Examiners of Psychologists and the chair of the APA Ethics Code Revision Task Force.