Multicultural Feminist Therapy

Helping Adolescent Girls of Color to Thrive

Inbunden, Engelska, 2019

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Beskrivning

This book describes strengths-based strategies psychotherapists can use to help adolescent girls of color become healthy, happy, and empowered.Multicultural Feminist Therapy discusses intervention strategies clinicians can use when working with adolescent girls of color, specifically those from Native American, Black American, Asian American, and Latina populations. Editor Thema Bryant-Davis provides a strengths-based framework for offering culturally congruent care from a multicultural feminist perspective to help mental health professionals better understand the experiences and developmental pathways of adolescent girls of color. Chapters integrate psychological knowledge with the intersectional cultural contexts of adolescent girls, discuss risk factors and mental health concerns, describe treatment approaches, and use case examples to illustrate how the techniques presented can be used to promote well-being and growth.Includes a foreword by Jessica Henderson Daniel, 2 8 president of the American Psychological Association.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2019-05-28
Mått:152 x 229 x 15 mm
Vikt:544 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:219
Förlag:American Psychological Association
ISBN:9781433830679

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Thema Bryant-Davis, PhD, is a professor of psychology and director of the Culture and Trauma Research Lab at Pepperdine University. She was the 2 5 recipient of the California Psychological Association Distinguished Scientist Award, the 2 3 recipient of the American Psychological Association (APA) Early Career Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest, and the 2 7 recipient of the APA Emerging Leader of Women in Psychology Award. She is also a past president of the Society for the Psychology of Women and a former APA representative to the United Nations.Dr. Bryant-Davis has authored or coedited several books, including Thriving in the Wake of Trauma: A Multicultural Guide Surviving Sexual Violence: A Guide to Recovery and Empowerment Religion and Spirituality for Diverse Women: Foundations of Strength and Resilience and Womanist and Mujerista Psychologies: Voices of Fire, Acts of Courage. Her research areas include trauma psychology, ethnic minority women, oppression, coping, and spirituality. ESSENCE magazine named her among women who are shaping theworld. Visit http://www.drthema.com and follow drthema.

Innehållsförteckning

ContributorsForewordJessica Henderson DanielIntroduction: An Upbeat Song for Girls of ColorThema Bryant-DavisChapter : A Foundation for Multicultural Feminist Therapy With Adolescent Girls of ColorThema Bryant-Davis and Shavonne J. Moore-LobbanChapter 2: Culture, Resilience, and Indigenist Feminism to Help Native American Girls ThriveJacqueline S. Gray, Devon S. Isaacs, and Melissa J. WheelerChapter 3: African American Adolescent Girls: Embracing the Strength in IntersectionalityMonique Clinton-Sherrod, Stephanie Hawkins, and Tiffany G. TownsendChapter 4: Asian American Adolescent Girls: Navigating Stress Across Multiple ContextsPratyusha Tummala-Narra and Eun Jeong YangChapter 5: Latina Adolescent Girls at the Cultural BorderlandsLillian Comas-D amp iacute azChapter : Next Steps: An Integrated Model for Conducting Multicultural Feminist TherapyThema Bryant-Davis and Indhushree RajanIndexAbout the Editor