Posttraumatic Growth and Culturally Competent Practice: Lessons Learned from Around the Globe
Tzipi WeissThe latest advances in the theoretical, empirical, and clinical aspects of Posttraumatic Growth
Posttraumatic Growth and Culturally Competent Practice offers contributions from an international group of experts in posttraumatic growth (PTG) within diverse cultures and subcultures. It uniquely illuminates the nature, meaning, and clinical implications of PTG across a wide range of sociocultural contexts.
Edited by Tzipi Weiss and Roni Berger—recognized experts in the areas of stress, coping, and PTG—this book features contributions by an international panel of renowned scholars and clinicians, offering a truly global perspective of PTG in cultures and regions including:
The Middle East
Israel
Germany
The Netherlands
Japan
China
Australia
Latinos in the U.S.
Offering research-based insights and practical interventions, this collection enables practitioners to offer informed and culturally sensitive services to those who have survived trauma in different parts of the world, and to support these survivors as they grow and harvest benefits from their ordeal.Content:
Chapter 1 The Posttraumatic Growth Model: Sociocultural Considerations (pages 1–14): Lawrence G. Calhoun, Arnie Cann and Richard G. Tedeschi
Chapter 2 Posttraumatic Growth in Israeli Jews (pages 15–29): Avital Laufer and Zahava Solomon
Chapter 3 Posttraumatic Growth in Middle Eastern Context: and Determinants Among Palestinians (pages 31–48): Raija?Leena Punamaki
Chapter 4 Posttraumatic Growth in the Turkish Population (pages 49–64): Cengiz Kilic
Chapter 5 Thriving in Postwar Kosova (pages 65–72): Aliriza renliu and Moshe S. Landsman
Chapter 6 Trauma and Posttraumatic Growth in Germany (pages 73–84): Birgit wagner and Andreas Maercker
Chapter 7 Posttraumatic Growth in the Netherlands (pages 85–95): Grieteke Pool, Mirjam J. Nijdam and Marijke E. Oostingh
Chapter 8 Posttraumatic Growth in Spain (pages 97–112): Carmelo Vazquez and DariO Paez
Chapter 9 Posttraumatic Growth in U.S. Latinos (pages 113–127): Roni Berger and Tzipi Weiss
Chapter 10 Posttraumatic Growth in Japan: A Path Toward Better Understanding of Culture?Constant and Culture?Specific Aspects (pages 129–145): Kanako Taku
Chapter 11 Posttraumatic Growth in Chinese Culture (pages 147–156): Samuel M. Y. Ho and Yu Bai
Chapter 12 Posttraumatic Growth in Australian Populations (pages 157–172): Jane Shakespeare?Finch and Bronwyn Morris
Chapter 13 Posttraumatic Growth in International Study: the Case of Chinese in Australia (pages 173–187): Thomas A. Whelan and Winifred A. Cunningham
Chapter 14 Posttraumatic Growth Around the Globe: Research Findings and Practice Implications (pages 189–195): Tzipi Weiss and Roni Berger