In this compelling book, Joan Chrisler and Ingrid Johnston-Robledo examine how women relate to their bodies and how attitudes toward the body affect women's sense of self. In particular, they document the disturbing, never-ending barrage of standards used to judge women's bodies.
While the number of women in US jails remains low in comparison with the number of men, their admission rate has soared and surpasses the rate of increase for men. This title focuses on these issues in a study of female repeat offenders admitted to a New York state jail.
Dr Thomas A. Parham demonstrates an African-centered, culturally based approach that can augment any therapy with African American clients. Dr Parham's approach honors spirituality, interconnectedness, and self-knowledge, and is aimed at treating the client holistically - that is, without dividing a client's issues into affective, cognitive, and ......
In Working With African American Men, Anderson J. Franklin demonstrates his integrative approach to working with this population. Most men come to therapy with reservations, and oftentimes these surround gender and identity issues. Therapists working with men often need to focus on connecting with the client before deeper therapeutic work can ......
A book which discusses the author's work with a man in his 30s with anger and aggression issues surrounding road rage. It shows how the author educates the client about anger, and provides strategies for monitoring his feelings and reducing angry behavior.
Shows a general way to work with Arab and Middle Eastern American clients that touches on certain commonalites across these cultures, such as greeting clients with respect, awareness of personal boundaries and potential internal conflicts about living in the West, and reconciling tradition with American culture.
Dr Jean Lau Chin demonstrates an approach that addresses issues of culture and cultural competence within the therapeutic session, in essence acknowledging the client's culture as a "third person" in the therapy room. In this session, Dr Chin works with a 40-year-old woman who immigrated to the United States from Vietnam who is dealing with issues ......
Because dementia is a progressive deterioration in cognitive functions that leads to intellectual, emotional, and behavioural changes, it presents significant challenges to the patient and caregiver alike. In this video, Dr. Susan M. McCurry discusses and demonstrates her contextual approach to working specifically with caregivers of those who ......
Dr. Wes Crenshaw demonstrates his approach to working with children who have been neglected or sexually or physically abused. Because most offenders in cases of abuse or neglect are within the child's family, this approach by necessity treats the entire family system, and the goal of therapy is to recontextualize the act of injustice, in both the ......
