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Leading experts review the research on resilience and represent the diverse perspectives and opinions found among both scientists and practitioners in the field. Although the chapters are written to the standards expected by researchers, they are equally useful for program developers and others in applied fields seeking science-based information on the topic. This book is a unique resource in keeping with the growing interest in resilience both in research and interventions.

Substance abuse --- Resilience (Personality trait) --- Mental illness --- Developmental psychology. --- Psychological aspects. --- Prevention. --- Resilience (Personality trait). --- Persoonlijkheidspsychologie --- traittheorieën. --- Child and School Psychology. --- Child psychology. --- School psychology. --- Psychology, School --- Psychology, Applied --- Behavior, Child --- Child behavior --- Child study --- Children --- Pediatric psychology --- Child development --- Developmental psychology --- Psychology --- Development (Psychology) --- Developmental psychobiology --- Life cycle, Human --- Preventive psychiatry --- Psychiatry, Preventive --- Preventive mental health services --- Abuse of substances --- Addiction, Substance --- Addictive behavior --- Chemical dependence --- Chemical dependency --- Substance addiction --- Substance dependence --- Substance-related disorders --- Substance use disorders --- Psychology, Pathological --- Human resilience --- Resiliency (Personality trait) --- Personality

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Crises do not occur in cultural vacuums, but help often does. Good intentions are not enough. Lack of cultural understanding, sensitivity, and competencies can hamper and even harm the professional response to disasters. To help and heal, one must know and understand the cultural background of disaster victims. Ethnocultural Perspectives on Disaster and Trauma offers readers substantive knowledge in these three vital areas of disaster response. In this pioneering volume, experts on individual and collective trauma experience, posttraumatic stress and related syndromes, and emergency and crisis intervention - share knowledge and insights on the cultural context of working with ethnic and racial minority communities during disasters. In each chapter, emotional, psychological, and social needs as well as communal strengths and coping skills that arise in disasters are documented for major minority groups in the United States including specific chapters on African Americans, Native Americans, Arab Americans, Asian Indians, Chinese Americans, Caribbean Americans, Latin Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Vietnamese Americans. Each chapter features information on: Demographics, major historical events, and core values of each population Important cultural insights, including communication styles, culture-specific disorders, and valid assessment instruments Therapeutic and healing traditions versus conventional medicine and therapy Perspectives specific to the population's experience with disaster and trauma Authors' recommendations for improving services to the population Practical appendices for readers new to the field This unique volume is a cultural competency compendium that will increase to the effectiveness of all who respond to disasters. It will also be of interest and value to scholars, policy makers, and health professionals working in the areas of disaster management, crisis intervention, and trauma. Ethnocultural Perspectives on Disaster and Trauma points readers to what the editors call the path "beyond simple assistance to healing and the restoration of hope and meaning."

Social psychology --- sociale psychologie --- interculturele communicatie