Psychotherapy for Immigrant Youth (eBook)

Sita Patel, Daryn Reicherter (Herausgeber)

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2016 | 1st ed. 2016
XVI, 203 Seiten
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-24693-2 (ISBN)

Infos

This book provides an in-depth, practical, and cutting-edge summary of psychotherapy for immigrant children and adolescents. This text integrates practical therapeutic methods with current empirical knowledge on the unique life stressors and mental health concerns of immigrant youth, proving essential for all who seek to address the psychological needs of this vulnerable and under-served population. Specific chapters are devoted to trauma, refugees and forced displacement, cognitive-behavioral therapy, psychopharmacological issues, school-based treatment, family.  Each chapter includes specific cultural concerns and treatment techniques for immigrant groups from various regions of the world.  In-depth case examples illustrate case formulation, how and when to use specific techniques, challenges faced in the treatment of immigrant youth, and responses to common obstacles.

 

With detailed theory and practice guidelines, Psychotherapy for Immigrant Youth is a vital resource for psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, and other practitioners.

Sita Patel,PhD 1791 Arastradero Road, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA

Daryn Reicherter, MD, Stanford University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA

Inhalt

PrefaceChapter 1: Immigrant Youth Life StressorsAnna Staudenmeyer, Erynn Macciomei, Margareth Del Cid, Sita G. PatelChapter 2: Cultural Perspectives in the Context of Western Psychological Mindsets:  The Need for Cultural Sensitivity in the Mental Health of Immigrant YouthRania Awaad & Daryn ReicherterChapter 3: CBT with Immigrant YouthMicaela A. Thordarson; Marisa Keller; Paul J. Sullivan; Sandra Trafalis; Robert D. FriedbergChapter 4: School-Based InterventionsAlisa Miller, Colleen Bixby, B. Heidi EllisChapter 5: Treating Forcibly Displaced Young People: Global Challenges in Mental Health CareRuth Reed, Rebecca Tyrer and Mina FazelChapter 6: Trauma & Acculturative StressJohn P. Rettger, PhD*; Hilit Kletter, PhD; Victor Carrion, MDChapter 7: Combined psychotherapy with psychopharmacologyYasmin Owusu, MDChapter 8: Family Factors: Immigrant Families and Intergenerational ConsiderationsMaryam Kia-Keating, Diana Capous, Linda Juang, Guadalupe BacioChapter 9: Immigrant Youth and Navigating Unique Systems that Interact with TreatmentJames Livingston, PhD, Marilee Reubsamen, PhD, David Reed, Fazia Eltareb, MSChapter 10: The Integration of Technology in Psychotherapy for Immigrant YouthBunge, E*, Jones, M., Dickter, B., Perales, R., & Spear, A.>

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 2.2.2016
• Zusatzinfo: XVI, 203 p. 1 illus. in color.
• Verlagsort: Cham
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Allgemeinmedizin
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Psychiatrie / Psychotherapie
• Schlagworte: acculturative stress • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy • Cognitive Behavioural Therapy • Immigration • Multicultural Practice
• ISBN-10: 3-319-24693-3 / 3319246933
• ISBN-13: 978-3-319-24693-2 / 9783319246932