Handbook of Race and Development in Mental Health [recurso electrónico

This project is unique in the field for a number of reasons, both in structure and in content. Specifically, it will have leading experts on specific age groups (Childhood to Adolescence, Young Adulthood to Middle Age, and The Elderly) within the cultural groups of interest (European-Americans, African-Americans, Asian-Americans, Hispanic-Americans, and Native Americans) contribute a chapter covering current research on both positive and negative functioning for each population. Each chapter will present basic demographic information, strengths that contribute to resilience, and three significant challenges each group faces to maintaining mental health. Each chapter will then include an integrative section, where ideas are advanced about how the strengths of each group can be harnessed to address the challenges that group faces. To conclude, each chapter will propose future directions for research which addresses integrative approaches to mental health for each group, and the implications that such approaches could have for future treatment. The main points of each section of each chapter will be visually summarized in a concluding table. Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Integrating Positive Psychology and Developmental Viewpoints into the Study of Mental Health Across Diverse Groups....Pages 1-10 A History of Cross-Cultural Clinical Psychology, and Its Importance to Mental Health Today....Pages 11-26 Psychology of African American Children: Strengths and Challenges....Pages 27-43 The Challenge of Understanding the Mental Health of African Americans: The Risks and Rewards of Segregation, Support, and John Henryism....Pages 45-66 Psychology of Older Adults: Exploring the Effects of Class and Culture on the Mental Health of African Americans....Pages 67-85 More Than a Nice Thing to Do: A Practice-Based Evidence Approach to Outcome Evaluation in Native Youth and Family Programs....Pages 87-106 Native American Adult Lifespan Perspectives: Where Power Moves....Pages 107-126 Psychology of Older American Indians and Alaska Natives: Strengths and Challenges to Maintaining Mental Health....Pages 127-146 Psychology of Asian American Children: Contributions of Cultural Heritage and the Minority Experience....Pages 147-167 Psychology of Asian American Adults: Challenges and Strengths....Pages 169-187 Psychology of Asian American Older Adults: Status, Challenges, and Strengths....Pages 189-206 Psychology of European American Children....Pages 207-221 Psychology of European American Adults: Challenges, Advantages, and the Push for Further Growth....Pages 223-241 Older White Adults and Mental Health....Pages 243-257 US Latino Youth....Pages 259-278 Psychology of Latino Adults: Challenges and an Agenda for Action....Pages 279-306 Psychology of Latino American Older Adults: Strengths and Challenges to Mental Health in a Shifting Society....Pages 307-328 Race, Age, and Mental Health: Expanding on the Transactional Model of Development to Include the Impact of Racial Group Membership....Pages 329-354 Multidimensional Clinical Competence: Considering Racial Group, Development, and the Positive Psychology Movement in Clinical Practice....Pages 355-382 ERRATUM TO: Chapter 17 Psychology of Latino American Older Adults: Strengths and Challenges to Mental Health in a Shifting Society....Pages E1-E2 Back Matter....Pages 379-379 Handbook of Race and Development in Mental Health Edward C. Chang and Christina A. Downey, editors The early decades of psychology were concerned with pathology: its causes, identification, and treatment. Eventually this foundation expanded to include positive aspects of human behavior, such as intelligence, creativity, and love. But even as positive psychology grew insignificance, it was limited on two fronts--its universalism, ignoring the role of cultural differences, and its focus on young adults, marginalizing the very real experiences of children and elders. The Handbook of Race and Development in Mental Health addresses both shortcomings with knowledge and accessibility. For each of the major racial groups in the United States,chapters explore risk and protective factors in children, social support systems, challenges of inequality, the roles of culture and context in coping,prevalent psychological conditions, barriers to help-seeking, aging-related issues, and other key areas. This cultural/lifespan approach offers enlightening points of comparison and contrast, particularly for the clinical or counseling practitioner. A sampling of the topics included in the Handbook: African Americans: effects of parenting styles on children; coping strategies and John Henryism in adults. Native Americans/Alaska Natives: intergenerational trauma; spiritual practice and well-being. Asian Americans: the "model minority" stereotype; peer support and wellness. European Americans: why children may be underrepresented in the literature. Latinos: bilingualism; biculturalism; acculturative stress. Guidelines for incorporating lifespan and positive psychology into multicultural competence. Rich with both findings and possibilities, the Handbook of Race and Development in Mental Health offers researchers, practitioners,and students in various disciplines in psychology (such as clinical,cross-cultural, community, developmental, and positive), social work, and counseling a deeper understanding of all their clients, both as members of their communities and as individuals Handbook of Race and Development in Mental Health Edward C. Chang and Christina A. Downey, editors The early decades of psychology were concerned with pathology: its causes, identification, and treatment. Eventually this foundation expanded to include positive aspects of human behavior, such as intelligence, creativity, and love. But even as positive psychology grew insignificance, it was limited on two fronts--its universalism, ignoring the role of cultural differences, and its focus on young adults, marginalizing the very real experiences of children and elders. The Handbook of Race and Development in Mental Health addresses both shortcomings with knowledge and accessibility. For each of the major racial groups in the United States, chapters explore risk and protective factors in children, social support systems, challenges of inequality, the roles of culture and context in coping, prevalent psychological conditions, barriers to help-seeking, aging-related issues, and other key areas. This cultural/lifespan approach offers enlightening points of comparison and contrast, particularly for the clinical or counseling practitioner. A sampling of the topics included in the Handbook: African Americans: effects of parenting styles on children; coping strategies and John Henryism in adults. Native Americans/Alaska Natives: intergenerational trauma; spiritual practice and well-being. Asian Americans: the "model minority" stereotype; peer support and wellness. European Americans: why children may be underrepresented in the literature. Latinos: bilingualism; biculturalism; acculturative stress. Guidelines for incorporating lifespan and positive psychology into multicultural competence. Rich with both findings and possibilities, the Handbook of Race and Development in Mental Health offers researchers, practitioners, and students in various disciplines in psychology (such as clinical, cross-cultural, community, developmental, and positive), social work, and counseling a deeper understanding of all their clients, both as members of their communities and as individuals Handbook of Race and Development in Mental Health Edward C. Chang and Christina A. Downey, editors The early decades of psychology were concerned with pathology: its causes, identification, and treatment. Eventually this foundation expanded to include positive aspects of human behavior, such as intelligence, creativity, and love. But even as positive psychology grew insignificance, it was limited on two fronts—its universalism, ignoring the role of cultural differences, and its focus on young adults, marginalizing the very real experiences of children and elders. The Handbook of Race and Development in Mental Health addresses both shortcomings with knowledge and accessibility. For each of the major racial groups in the United States,chapters explore risk and protective factors in children, social support systems, challenges of inequality, the roles of culture and context in coping,prevalent psychological conditions, barriers to help-seeking, aging-related issues, and other key areas. This cultural/lifespan approach offers enlightening points of comparison and contrast, particularly for the clinical or counseling practitioner. A sampling of the topics included in the Handbook: African Americans: effects of parenting styles on children; coping strategies and John Henryism in adults.Native Americans/Alaska Natives: intergenerational trauma; spiritual practice and well-being.Asian Americans: the "model minority" stereotype; peer support and wellness.European Americans: why children may be underrepresented in the literature.Latinos: bilingualism; biculturalism; acculturative stress.Guidelines for incorporating lifespan and positive psychology into multicultural competence. Rich with both findings and possibilities, the Handbook of Race and Development in Mental Health offers researchers, practitioners,and students in various disciplines in psychology (such as clinical,cross-cultural, community, developmental, and positive), social work, and counseling a de eper understanding of all their clients, both as members of their communities and as individuals Rich with both findings and possibilities, the Handbook of Race and Development in Mental Health offers researchers, practitioners, and students in various disciplines in psychology (such as clinical, cross-cultural, community, developmental, and positive), social work, and counseling a deeper understanding of all their clients, both as members of their communities and as individuals--Provided by publusher Each chapter of this book offers comprehensive detail and analysis of a specific sub-set of the covered cultural groups, with basic demographics, mental health challenges, practical solutions and future research directions, plus a detailed summary table.