ISBN:
9783319246932
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (XVI, 203 p. 1 illus, online resource)
Edition:
1st ed. 2016
Series Statement:
SpringerLink
Series Statement:
Bücher
Parallel Title:
Druckausg. Psychotherapy for immigrant youth
Keywords:
Medicine
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Medicine & Public Health
;
General practice (Medicine)
;
Public health
;
Psychiatry
;
Behavioral therapy
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Medicine
;
General practice (Medicine)
;
Public health
;
Psychiatry
;
Behavioral therapy
;
Psychotherapy methods
;
Adolescent
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Child
;
Emigrants and Immigrants
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Einwanderer
;
Jugend
;
Psychotherapie
Abstract:
Immigrant Youth Life Stressors -- Cultural Perspectives in the Context of Western Psychological Mindsets: The Need for Cultural Sensitivity in the Mental Health of Immigrant Youth -- CBT with Immigrant Youth -- School-Based Interventions -- Treating Forcibly Displaced Young People: Global Challenges in Mental Health Care -- Trauma & Acculturative Stress -- Combined psychotherapy with psychopharmacology -- Family Factors: Immigrant Families and Intergenerational Considerations -- Immigrant Youth and Navigating Unique Systems that Interact with Treatment -- The Integration of Technology in Psychotherapy for Immigrant Youth.
Abstract:
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 Youthis a vital resource for psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, and other practitioners.
DOI:
10.1007/978-3-319-24693-2
URL:
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