Toolkit for Counseling Spanish-Speaking Clients

Delivering psychological services to Spanish-speaking clients.- Using treatment terminology with Spanish-speaking clients.- Tools for treating trauma-related disorders among Latinos.- Tools for treating generalized anxiety disorder among Latinos.- Tools for treating social anxiety disorder among Latinos.- Tools for treating panic disorder among Latinos.- Tools for treating obsessive compulsive disorder among Latinos.- Using behavioral activation to treat depression among Latinos.- Using cognitive interventions to treat depression among Latinos.- Tools for treating substance use, abuse, and dependence among Latinos.- Tools for treating anger management among Latinos.- Tools for treating eating disorders among Latinos.- Tools for treating sleep disturbances among Latinos.- Tools for treating with behavioral problems among Latino adolescents and children.- Tools for treating trauma-related disorders among Latino children.- Tools for treating anxiety among Latino children.- Tools for treating depression among Latino children.- Tools for working with Latino couples.- Tools for working with Latino sex offenders.- Tools for restoring legal competency with Latinos.- Tools for treating chronic pain with Latinos.- Dialectical behavioral therapy with the Spanish speaker.

Lorraine Benuto is a licensed clinical psychologist and a post-doctoral scholar at the University of Nevada, Reno, where she provides treatment to victims of sexual assault, sexual abuse, and child physical abuse. She is project coordinator and therapist of the Victims of Crime Treatment Center at the University of Nevada, Reno. Dr. Benuto received her doctoral degree in clinical psychology from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Previously, she completed her APA-accredited internship at the VA in San Juan, Puerto Rico where she delivered psychological services to a culturally diverse clientele presenting with depression and anxiety. Dr. Benuto has extensive experience delivering evidence-based treatments and conducting psychological assessments with the Latino population. She has delivered professional presentations at state, national, and international conferences on topics related to cultural competence and co-edited Handbook of Adolescent Health Psychology for Springer.