Manijeh Daneshpour

Family Therapy with Muslims

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

There are approximately 1.5 billion Muslims in the world.  Millions of Muslims live in North America and Europe; more than 8 million in the U.S. and about one million in Canada. In addition, Muslims in North America have the third-highest divorce rate at 33 percent. Yet, there is a scarcity of written and researched material by Muslim scholars and scientists on the family, as viewed from historical, socio-cultural, psychological, behavioral and political perspectives. Family Therapy with Muslims is a much needed reference that presents many family therapy models in the context of working specifically with the Muslim population. This book offers practical clinical solutions to working with this cultural and religious minority.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer, Berlin; Springer New York
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 86079961
• 2015
• Seitenzahl: 200
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. September 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 155mm
• ISBN-13: 9781493905027
• ISBN-10: 1493905023
• Artikelnr.: 40313374

Autorenporträt

Manijeh Daneshpour is professor and chair of the department of Counseling and Community Psychology at St. Cloud state University. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Child Development and a Master of Science degree in family ecology from University of Utah and a PhD in marriage and family therapy from University of Minnesota. She is a licensed marriage and family therapist, and an AAMFT Approved supervisor. She teaches marriage and family therapy graduate courses and provides family therapy for individuals and families in her private practice in Maple Grove. Dr. Daneshpour has served as the president of Minnesota Board of Marriage and Family Therapy and as the chair of the election committee for the Minnesota Association for Marriage and Family Therapists. She is from Iran and identifies herself as a Muslim feminist. Her research interests, presentations and publications are in the areas of multicultural family therapy, gender relations, social justice, postmodernism and third wave feminism.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction.-I. Muslims Defined.-Colonial/Postcolonial perspective.-Gender/Power Dynamics.-Attachment and Family Interactions.-Self-Identity.-II.Structural Family Therapy.-Strategic Family Therapy.-Bowenian Family Therapy.-Narrative Family Therapy.-Feminist Family Therapy.-Experiential Family Therapy.-Contextual Family Therapy.-Postmodern Family Therapy.-III. Conclusion

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Acknowledgments A Few Words about Me Introduction Part I: Muslim Spiritual, Social, Family, and Political History 1. Muslim Belief Defined 2. Muslim Countries Defined 3. The Impact of Colonialism Defined 4. Gender and Power Defined Part II: Family Therapy Theories 5. Family Therapy Assessment Defined 6. Structural Family Therapy Defined 7. Bowenian Family Therapy Defined 8. Experiential Family Therapy Defined 9. Narrative Family Therapy Defined 10. Contextual Family Therapy Defined 11. Feminist Family Therapy Defined 10. Postmodern Family Therapy Defined Conclusion

Rezensionen

"Rarely are professional books page-turners, but I could not put this down. Manijeh Daneshpour provides new information for students as well as veteran family therapists. With nuance, she focuses on differences without absolutes, helping us to build trust with families with more collectivist (less individualistic) cultural values. Indeed as an ambassador between Western and Eastern therapy mindsets, she helps us stay relevant amidst community change."-Pauline Boss, PhD, professor emeritus, University of Minnesota; author, Ambiguous loss (1999) and Loss, Trauma and Resilience: Therapeutic Work with Ambiguous Loss (2011)

"This book is rich with information about how to provide family counseling services to Muslim clients using contemporary family counseling theories. The author's gentle and persuasive arguments in discussing cultural context will help clinicians reflect on their own self as well as serving as recommendations to conduct family therapy. Case examples and issues unique to Muslim family clients are used to illustrate how each family counseling theory/technique is being carried out."-Zaidy MohdZain, PhD, dean and professor, Southern Arkansas University

"The author provides clinicians with practical methods of applying various family therapy models to Muslim families in a culturally sensitive manner, encouraging compassion and understanding to ensure treatment efficacy... this book may serve to guide clinicians in working sensitively with Muslim families and achieving desired outcomes. Overall, Family Therapy with Muslims is a balanced and useful guide for mental health professionals who work with Muslim individuals and families." - Sulaima Samman, Educational and Developmental Psychologist