Psychotherapy for Immigrant Youth
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
- PDF / 3,919,922 Bytes
- 212 Pages / 439.43 x 666.14 pts Page_size
- 60 Downloads / 229 Views
Sita Patel Daryn Reicherter Editors
123
Psychotherapy for Immigrant Youth
Sita Patel • Daryn Reicherter Editors
Psychotherapy for Immigrant Youth
Editors Sita Patel Palo Alto University Palo Alto, CA, USA
Daryn Reicherter, MD Stanford University School of Medicine Palo Alto, CA, USA
ISBN 978-3-319-24691-8 ISBN 978-3-319-24693-2 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-24693-2
(eBook)
Library of Congress Control Number: 2015955252 Springer Cham Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
I dedicate my work on this book to the members of my family. Their movements to and from all corners the globe reflect struggles and triumphs that fuel my passion for understanding and improving the lives of immigrant youth: Shardaben, Raojibhai, Leena, Ila, Arvind, Makrund, Aparna, Carol, Kiran, Shannon, Assefa, Doree, Julie, Jessica, Neeshan, Olivier, Hussein, Beletu, Mulumebet, Tewodros, Temesgen, and especially my wonderful husband, David. —Dr. Patel I, too, dedicate my work on this book to the members of my family. To my grandparents, Gerrit and Grace Dykstra and to my mother for showing courage and hope in their immigration to the United States. And I dedicate my work to my family: Ethan and Amelia, and especially my loving wife, Heidi. —Dr. Reicherter
Introduction
Immigrant children and adolescents face many complex stressors—they must leave familiar people and routines, adjust to new social and academic norms, and navigate intersecting cultures. Although migration is rapidly increasing worldwide, and the risks to psychological health are clear, we know relatively little about best practices for conducting psychotherapy with immigrant youth. Psychotherapy for Immigrant Youth is an effort to advance the treatment of problems, while building capacity and fosteri
Data Loading...
