Cultural Competence in Trauma Therapy
by Brown, Laura S.Edition: 1st
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2008-03-15
Publisher(s): Amer Psychological Assn
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Summary
Shows therapists how to become more sensitive to individual identity when working with clients who have suffered trauma. Explains how culturally sensitive therapists draw upon multiple strategies for treating patients and are aware of dominant group privilege and their own identity and culture. For psychiatrists. DNLM: Stress, Disorders, Post-Traumatic--therapy.
Author Biography
Laura S. Brown has served on the faculties of Southern Illinois University, University of Washington, and the Washington School of Professional Psychology.
Table of Contents
| Acknowledgments | p. vii |
| Introduction: Trauma, a Multicultural Reality | p. 3 |
| Culturally Competent Models of Trauma Treatment | p. 21 |
| Knowing Difference or We're All Diverse Here | p. 23 |
| Living in Multiple Identities in the Context of Trauma | p. 49 |
| Entering the Healing Process | p. 61 |
| Diversifying the Definition of Trauma | p. 95 |
| Contextual Paradigms for Understanding the Nature of Trauma | p. 113 |
| Trauma, Age, and Ageism | p. 115 |
| Trauma, Sex, and Gender | p. 131 |
| Trauma, Culture, Phenotype, and Ethnicity | p. 153 |
| Trauma and Sexual Orientation | p. 169 |
| Living With Disabilities in the Context of Trauma | p. 181 |
| The Great Divide: Trauma and Social Class | p. 197 |
| Migration and Dislocation | p. 215 |
| Trauma and Systems of Meaning Making | p. 227 |
| Interpersonal and Psychotherapist Variables | p. 243 |
| Weaving the Web of Support: Working With Families and Communities and Caring for Oneself | p. 245 |
| Conclusion: Looking Forward | p. 255 |
| Guidelines to Inform Cultural Competence in Practice | p. 259 |
| References | p. 261 |
| Index | p. 277 |
| About the Author | p. 291 |
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