STORYTELLING THROUGH PICTURES - CULTURALLY SENSITIVE PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR HISPANIC CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS

Examined treatment effects with Hispanic children and adolescents usin g a culturally sensitive storytelling intervention. Inner-city 9- to 1 3-year-olds (N = 90) were screened for symptomatology by structured in terview, randomly assigned to an 8-week intervention or attention-cont rol group, and pre- and posttested with standardized instruments measu ring anxiety, depression, and phobic symptomatology and school conduct . No treatment differences in depression were found. Differences in fa vor of storytelling were found on the remaining outcomes, most consist ently among 11- to 13-year-olds. Results are discussed in terms of pro grammatic research on culturally sensitive modalities for specific age groups and in support of the broader role of narrative processes in p sychotherapy.