An Empowerment Prevention Approach for Hispanic Youth

By Fernando J. Galan, Ph.D.
The Prevention Researcher,
Volume 5, Number 1, 1998, Pages 10-12

Abstract:

Fernando J. Galan, Ph.D., Director of the Social Work Program at the University of Texas at El Paso, discusses the nature of the Hispanic youth population, the significance of a bicultural perspective in prevention and the conflicts faced by Hispanic youth. His article describes a primary prevention approach aimed at Hispanic youth alcohol use.

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This article can be found in the issue:

Outreach to Hispanic Students & Their Families

The Prevention Researcher,
Volume 5, Number 1, 1998

This 1998 issue of The Prevention Researcher gives counselors, teachers, and others concrete tools and ideas about ways to reach out to the Hispanic youth population.

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