Fall 2026 SOWK 587 Class 08 Special Update Email
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Before Class Starts on Saturday
With the simulated home visit this week, class will likely start at 10:45 or so. While you wait for me to get back to class, the following is material you can engage in.
Small Group Activity: Read Case Study and Discuss
Read the clinical case study by Jiménez Chafey et al. (2009). It is published under open access at Clinical Case Study: CBT for Depression in a Puerto Rican Adolescent: Challenges and Variability in Treatment Response.
Discuss the following with a partner:
- What stood out to you about the way CBT was adapted?
- What are the implications of this study for school-based mental health interventions?
- What ethical considerations are important when designing culturally adapted interventions?
I look forward to seeing all of you once I’m back!
Reference
Jiménez Chafey, M. I., Bernal, G., & Rosselló, J. (2009). Clinical case study: CBT for depression in a Puerto Rican adolescent: challenges and variability in treatment response. Depression and Anxiety, 26(1), 98-103. https://doi.org/10.1002/da.20457
