Title: Feminist reflections on growth and transformation : Asian American women in therapy /
Authors: Kawahara, Debra M.; Espín, Oliva M.
Publisher: Haworth Press,
Year: 2007
Subjects: Asian American women Mental health.; Feminist therapy.; Psychiatry, Transcultural.; Asian Americans psychology; Women psychology; Cross-Cultural Comparison; Feminism; Mental Disorders therapy; Psychotherapy methods
Contents: INTRODUCTION. Asian American women in therapy: feminist reflections on growth and transformation / Debra M. Kawahara, Oliva M. Espín -- ASIAN AMERICAN WOMEN'S PORTRAITS OF EMPOWERMENT. Psychotherapy for Asian American woman warriors / Jean Lau Chin -- "Making a difference": Asian American women leaders / Debra M. Kawahara -- CONSTRUCTION OF IDENTITY. Too maternal and not womanly enough: Asian-American women's gender identity conflict / Sung Ha Suh -- The construction of South-Asian-American womanhood: implications for counseling and psychotherapy / Neesha R. Patel -- Psychotherapy with Filipinas / Patricia Heras -- Seeking emotional parity in marital relationships: a new identity challenge for Chinese immigrant women / Irene Chung -- CLINICAL ISSUES. Asian American women and suicide: problems of responsibility and healing / Eliza Noh -- Feminist therapy: its use and implications for South Asian immigrant survivors of domestic violence / Diya Kallivayalil -- Asians and Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islanders midlife lesbians' health: a pilot study / Suzanne L. Dibble, Noriko Sato, Ellen Haller -- Eating disorders in Asian American women: integrating multiculturalism and feminism / Julia Y. Ting, Wei-Chin Hwang -- THERAPEUTIC APPROACHES. Finding a voice in Shakti: a therapeutic approach for Hindu Indian women / Neha Navsaria, Suni Petersen -- The double binds of our bodies: multiculturally-informed feminist therapy considerations for body image and eating disorders among Asian American women / Kayoko Yokoyama -- Group counseling with Asian American women: reflections and effective practices / Yuli Liu, Yuying Tsong, Diane Hayashino -- TRAINING. Training therapists to be culturally sensitive with Asian American women clients / Karen L. Suyemoto ... [et al.].