Posttraumatic Growth and Culturally Competent Practice (eBook)

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 Punamäki

Chapter 4 Posttraumatic Growth in the Turkish Population, 49
Cengiz Kiliç

Chapter 5 Thriving in Postwar Kosova, 65
Aliriza Arënliu 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 Vázquez and Darío Páez

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

Posttraumatic Growth and Culturally Competent Practice: Lessons
Learned from Around the Globe brings welcome attention to
applying PTG to culturally competent practice worldwide. They
deliver on their promise embedded in their title: lots of lessons
within the fourteen chapters.

--From the Foreword by Charles R. Figley, PhD, Kurzweg
Chair in Disaster Mental Health, Tulane University, New Orleans