Transition and Change in Collectivist Family Life Strategies for Clinical Practice with Asian Americans /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Quek, Karen Mui-Teng (Editor), Fang, Shi-Ruei Sherry (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Series: AFTA SpringerBriefs in Family Therapy,
• Subjects: Psychology.; Psychotherapy.; Families.; Families > Social aspects.; Counseling.; Psychotherapy and Counseling.; Family.

 This research-to-practice volume grounds clinicians in a robust, culturally-informed framework for conducting effective therapy with Asian-American couples, families, and individuals. Family, cultural, social, and spiritual dynamics are explored across ethnicities, generations, relationships, and immigrant/citizen experience to reflect a diverse, growing population. Discussion and case examples focus on contrasts, conflicts, and balances involved in acculturation and change, notably the shift from collectivist cultural tradition to a more independent view of the self, gender, choices, and relationships. The contributors’ finely shaded guidance and accessible approach will help therapists provide appropriate services for Asian-American clients without minimizing or pathologizing their experiences. Included in the coverage: How Asian American couples negotiate relational harmony: collectivism and gender equality. Through religion: working-class Korean immigrant women negotiate patriarchy. The role of Chinese grandparents in their adult children’s parenting practices in the United States. Balancing the old and the new: the case of second generation Filipino American women. Bicultural identity as a protective factor among Southeast Asian American youth who have witnessed domestic violence. Transition and Change in Collectivist Family Life is a cogent clinical resource for practitioners and mental health professionals with interests in Asian-American family therapy, psychotherapy, collectivism, and faith-based community and counseling. 

 How Chinese-American couples negotiate relational harmony: Collectivism and gender equality -- Addressing power and resistance with Chinese-American daughters-in-law and their immigrant mothers-in-law -- Through religion: Working-class Korean immigrant women negotiate patriarchy -- Cultural transmission to cultural transformation: A case of contemporary Chinese-Americans in a faith-based community -- Intergenerational connections among first and second generation Chinese-American Christians -- From treading the thin line of work and family to self-compassion: Clinical work with Asian American career mothers -- Chinese grandparents' involvement in their adult children's parenting practices in the United States -- Acculturation, relational, and mental health issues among Korean American youth -- Evidence-based practice: What we learned from longitudinal data of Asian immigrants and how family therapists can work effectively with Asian immigrant families and adolescents. div>.