Ethnocultural Perspectives on Disaster and Trauma Foundations, Issues, and Applications
Each chapter features information on: Demographics, major historical events, and core values of each population Important cultural insights, including communication styles, culture-specific disorders, and valid assessment instruments Therapeutic and healing traditions versus conventional medicine an...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Springer New York
2008, 2008
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2008 |
| Series: | International and Cultural Psychology
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Table of Contents:
- Background and Foundations
- Essential Concepts and Foundations
- Promoting Disaster Recovery in Ethnic-Minority Individuals and Communities
- Ethnocultural and Racial Group Considerations
- Meeting the Physical, Psychological, and Social Needs of African Americans Following a Disaster
- Essential Information for Disaster Management and Trauma Specialists Working with American Indians
- Arab Americans: Understanding Their Challenges, Needs, and Struggles
- Asian Indians: Cultural Considerations for Disaster Workers
- Caribbean Blacks: (Haitiains, Jamaicans, Virgin Islanders, Eastern Caribbean) Responses to Disasters in Cultural Context
- Chinese Americans: Guidelines for Disaster Mental Health Workers
- The Kanaka Maoli:Native Hawaiians and heir Testimony of Trauma and Resilience
- Mexicans, Mexican Americans, Caribbean, and Other Latin Americans
- Working with Vietnamese Americans in Disasters
- Culture, Trauma, and the Treatment of Post-Traumatic Syndromes: A Global Perspective