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As a rapidly growing ethnic and cultural group in the USA (United States of America), and as the most populous group in the world, the Asian population is unique and thus requires clinical neuropsychological services which are tailed to meet the distinctive needs of this population. Clinical neuropsychologists should incorporate and integrate knowledge from cross cultural psychology. This chapter summarizes and highlighted varies points from the previous chapters, including how to serve unique Asian populations ethically, how to understand language related issues, acculturation variables, and the importance of understanding Eastern and Western cultural differences. This chapter also summarizes variables important to clinical interviewing, as well as test selection for Asian populations. The overall goal of this book is to help clinical neuropsychologist provide services to individuals of Asian heritages.
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D’Amato, R.C., Wang, Y.Y., Davis, J.M. (2014). What Do We Need to Know Before Serving Asian and Asian American Clients?. In: Davis, J., D'Amato, R. (eds) Neuropsychology of Asians and Asian-Americans. Issues of Diversity in Clinical Neuropsychology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-8075-4_10
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