SAGE

SAGE 800.818.7243 or 805.499.9774 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. pt fax: 805.375.5291 12 TEXTBOOKS INTERNATIONAL CASE STUDIES IN MENTAL HEALTH Senel Poyrazli, The Pennsylvania State University • Chalmer E. Thompson, Indiana University - Purdue University International Case Studies in Mental Health presents a variety of global cases from both developed and developing countries, detailing descriptions of people who are seeking help to eliminate distress and of the exceptional practitioners who provide the help. In most of the cases, the practitioner is someone who shares a similar heritage with the help seeker and who is influenced, at least partly, by Western psychotherapy traditions. This book helps to prepare mental health trainees and practicing professionals to be effective healers in their work with people in different regions of the world. Consequently, the authors hope to offer practitioners a glimpse of what can ideally be achieved in these regions. KEY FEATURES • A combination of cross-national and multicultural issues demon- strates how the confluence of these literatures helps to create a holistic perspective of help seekers and the interventions they receive. • The authors convey the need for practitioners to view their roles more flexibly by presenting a range of issues that arise for the help seekers and then challenging the readers to expand their basic knowledge of the profession. • Western and indigenous practices are integrated throughout the book. • This title pairs a presentation of indigenous practices with a "healthy" critique of the sole use of Western practices, and includes detailed descriptions of indigenous treatment and evaluation practices followed by evidence of their success. This presentation further develops the readers' understanding of cross- national or multicultural psychology integration. • Ecological approaches to crisis counseling are illustrated with rich descriptions of the contexts, nature of crises, and the people who experience them CONTENTS Introduction: Toward an Inclusive International Psychology / 1. The Case Study of Therapy with a Swiss Woman: An Action Theory Perspective / 2. Victim, Perpetrator, or BOTH?: A Child-Soldier's Journey into Healing Wounds of War in Sierra Leone / 3. Counseling as Much More Than "Counselling": A Case From Zimbabwe / 4. Bisexual Identity in a Traditional Culture: A Case Study from Turkey / 5. Case Study of a Female Patient With Anxiety Disorder and Depression: Psychotherapy Within a Lebanese Cultural Framework / 6. College Counseling in China: A Case Study / 7. Counseling a Female Client from Korea: Applying the Han Counseling Model / 8. Mayan Cosmovision and Integrative Counseling: A Case Study From Guatemala / 9. Disaster Counseling: A Haitian Family Case Post January 12, 2010 Earthquake / 10. Mr. Paul T: A Black Man in America / 11. Working with a Chinese Immigrant with Severe Mental Illness: An Integrative Approach of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy and Multicultural Case Conceptualization / Concluding Remarks: What Can We Learn From Mental Health Practitioners Around the World? PAPERBACK ISBN: 978-1-4129-9035-6 • ©2013 • 256 PAGES • CONNECTING ACROSS CULTURES: The Helper's Toolkit Pamela A. Hays, Private Practice Psychologist Featuring fun exercises, insightful tips, and real-world case examples, Connecting Across Cultures: The Helper's Toolkit helps students and professionals in health care, education, and social services to develop the skills they need to successfully connect with clients in cross-cultural environments and practices. Hays focuses on the development of respectful, caring relationships with clients and the community at large, and offers communication tools designed to defuse defensive interactions, resolve conflicts constructively, and engage effectively. Written in a warm, inviting style, Hays shares insights learned from her own mistakes as she explains what to do and what not to do. With practical, hands-on strategies and tactics for connecting with people across differences related to ethnicity, religion, nationality, sexual orientation, disability, age, gender, and class, this text will help students and practitioners with almost every relationship they encounter. KEY FEATURES • Reflection questions and exercises in every chapter enhance learning. • Accessible, reader-friendly style minimizes defensiveness regarding "hot-button" issues. • Real-life case examples from educa- tion, human services, and health- care fields illustrate what works and what doesn't. • Two full chapters address offensive "hot-button" words and phrases and explain why they are offensive. • Tips on how to recognize subtle biases that can inadvertently affect one's relationships, if not properly addressed, are provided. • Straightforward framework considers the effects of diversity on relation- ships and communication. • "How-to" communication tools include verbal and nonverbal behav- iors for demonstrating respect, in- the-moment strategies for defusing defensiveness, exercises for building compassion, effective responses to stereotyping comments, and tools for working across value differences. CONTENTS 1. Diversity Is Unavoidable, and That's a Good Thing / 2. The Starting Place: Knowing Who You Are / 3. Creating a New Awareness: What You Didn't Learn in School / 4. The Invisible Boundary: How Privilege Affects Your Work and Life / 5. But Everyone I Know Agrees with Me: The Influence of Family and Friends / 6. That's Not What I Mean: Effective, Respectful Communication / 7. Say What? Why Words Matter / 8. Making the Connection: The Four Relationship Vitals / 9. Keeping a Connection, Even When the Signal Is Faulty / 10. When the Golden Rule Isn't Working: Respectful Conflict Resolution PAPERBACK ISBN: 978-1-4522-1791-8 • ©2013 • 136 PAGES •

• Cover