Explain the trend towards cultural-clinical psychology and the suitability of clinical assessments with diverse clients.

Literature Review: A literature review is a text of a scholarly paper, which includes the current knowledge including substantive findings, as well as theoretical and methodological contributions to a particular topic. Literature reviews are secondary sources, and do not report new or original experimental work.

Prior to beginning work on this assignment, read the Ryder, Ban, & Chentsova-Dutton (2011) “Towards a Cultural-Clinical Psychology,” American Psychological Association (2014) “Guidelines for Prevention in Psychology,” Hage, et al. (2007) “Walking the Talk: Implementing the Prevention Guidelines and Transforming the Profession of Psychology,” and Rivera-Mosquera, et al. (2007) “Prevention Activities in Professional Psychology: A Reaction to the Prevention Guidelines” articles.

Clinical and counseling psychology is a dynamic field that is constantly evolving and striving toward better treatment options and modalities. In this literature review, you will explore and integrate psychological research into a literature review, addressing current trends in three major areas of clinical and counseling psychology: assessment, clinical work, and prevention.

In your review, include the following headings, and address the required content.

AssessmentSupport this section with information from the Ryder et al. (2011) article “Towards a Cultural-Clinical Psychology” and at least one additional peer-reviewed article from the Ashford University Library.

• Compare the assessments currently in use by clinical and counseling psychologists.
• Explain the trend towards cultural-clinical psychology and the suitability of clinical assessments with diverse clients.

Clinical workSupport this section using a minimum of three peer-reviewed articles from the Ashford University Library. The recommended articles for this week may be useful in generating your response.

• Compare and contrast technical eclecticism, assimilative integration and theoretical integration.
• Provide a historical context and identify the major theorists for each perspective.
• Assess the trends in psychotherapy integration.
• List three pros and cons for each perspective, sharing which perspective most closely aligns with your own.
• Analyze the major trends in psychology and explain the connection between evidenced-based practices and psychotherapy integration.