Posttraumatic Growth and Culturally Competent Practice – Lessons Learned from Around the Globe

TZIPI WEISS, DSW, LCSW , is Associate Professor at Long Island University's C.W. Post Department of Social Work and Director of the undergraduate program. She is a board certified expert in traumatic stress, an advisor to community organizations, and a clinician in private practice. RONI BERGER, PhD, LCSW , is a Professor at Adelphi University, a consultant to various professional organizations, and is in private practice. Her fields of expertise are immigrants, families (specifically stepfamilies), posttraumatic growth, qualitative research, and group work.

Foreword, ix About the Editors, xi About the Contributors, xiii Acknowledgements, xix Introduction, xxi Chapter 1 The Posttraumatic Growth Model: Sociocultural Considerations, 1 Lawrence G. Calhoun, Arnie Cann, and Richard G. Tedeschi Chapter 2 Posttraumatic Growth in Israeli Jews, 15 Avital Laufer and Zahava Solomon Chapter 3 Posttraumatic Growth in Middle Eastern Context: Expression and determinants among Palestinians, 31 Raija-Leena Punamaki Chapter 4 Posttraumatic Growth in the Turkish Population, 49 Cengiz Kilic Chapter 5 Thriving in Postwar Kosova, 65 Aliriza Arenliu and Moshe S. Landsman Chapter 6 Trauma and Posttraumatic Growth in Germany, 73 BirgitWagner and Andreas Maercker Chapter 7 Posttraumatic Growth in the Netherlands, 85 Grieteke Pool, Mirjam J. Nijdam, & Marijke E. Oostingh Chapter 8 Posttraumatic Growth in Spain, 97 Carmelo Vazquez and Dario Paez Chapter 9 Posttraumatic Growth in U.S. Latinos, 113 Roni Berger and Tzipi Weiss Chapter 10 Posttraumatic Growth in Japan: A Path toward Better Understanding of Culture-Constant and Culture-Specific Aspects, 129 Kanako Taku Chapter 11 Posttraumatic Growth in Chinese Culture, 147 Samuel M. Y. Ho and Yu Bai Chapter 12 Posttraumatic Growth in Australian Populations, 157 Jane Shakespeare-Finch and Bronwyn Morris Chapter 13 Posttraumatic Growth in International Study: The Case of Chinese in Australia, 173 Thomas A. Whelan and Winifred A. Cunningham Chapter 14 Posttraumatic Growth Around the Globe: Research Findings and Practice Implications, 189 Tzipi Weiss and Roni Berger Author Index, 197 Subject Index, 207