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Probably due to the social revolution taking place throughout the world, ethnicity and transculturality have become a fashionable issue. It is an element which should be closely scrutinized by anyone working in the field of the behavioral sciences. Its relevancy is equally important to the orthodox, traditionally encapsulated, psychoanalyst, as well as to the community worker engaged in the delivery of mental health and human services.
Dr. Gómez is Special Advisor to the Secretary, and Coordinator of Programs in the Criminal and Juvenile Justice Systems, the Puerto Rico Department of Addiction Services. The author thanks the personnel of that Department’s Institute of Training, particularly its former Director, Mrs. Nilda Matos de Molinary, M.S.W., for their assistance.
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Gómez, A.G. (1981). Ethnicity and Transculturality: Its Relevancy in Training Personnel to Work with Clients with Dependency Disorders. In: Schecter, A.J. (eds) Drug Dependence and Alcoholism. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-0220-0_98
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