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Filipino American Psychology - A Handbook of Theory, Research, and Clinical Practice

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DISCOVER THE FOUNDATIONS AND NUANCES OF TREATING THE MENTAL HEALTH OF FILIPINO AMERICANS
 
Filipino American Psychology: A Handbook of Theory, Research, and Clinical Practice, 2nd Edition compiles the latest and best information about the psychology of Filipino Americans into a single, indispensable volume. Distinguished and celebrated professor and author, Dr. Kevin Nadal, explains in thorough detail the mental health issues facing many Filipino Americans today. It also covers effective techniques and strategies for working with the Filipino American population today.
 
Filipino American Psychology uses reader-friendly language, along with numerous vignettes and case studies, to make accessible its in-depth treatment of the subject. The book covers a wide range of topics necessary to understand how to provide mental health treatment to Filipino Americans, including:
* Filipino and Filipino American Cultural Values
* Overcoming the Model Minority: Contemporary experiences of Filipino Americans
* Intersections of Gender and Sexual Orientation
* Multiracial and Multiethnic Filipino Americans
* Mental Health and Psychotherapy in the Filipino American community
 
The book also includes a brand-new section on the historical traumas that still reverberate through the Filipino American community.
 
Perfect for mental health practitioners and students who are likely to encounter this large cultural and ethnic group, Filipino American Psychology serves as a foundational volume in any complete mental health library.

List of contents

Foreword ix
 
Preface xi
 
Acknowledgments xv
 
About the Companion Website xvii
 
Chapter One Introduction to Filipino American Psychology 1
 
Chapter Two Filipino and Filipino American Cultural Values 27
 
Chapter Three Racial and Ethnic Identity Development for Filipino Americans 45
 
Chapter Four Colonial Mentality of Filipino Americans 63
 
Chapter Five Filipino American Groups and Communities 77
 
Chapter Six Filipino Americans and the Model Minority Myth: Contemporary Experiences in Education, Health, and Society 95
 
Chapter Seven Filipino American Experiences with Gender and Sexual Orientation 113
 
Chapter Eight Multiracial, Multiethnic, and Adopted Filipino Americans 135
 
Chapter Nine Mental Health Experiences and Psychotherapy with Filipino Americans 157
 
Conclusion 183
 
References 185
 
Appendix A: Historical References in the Poem "Ikaw" 205
 
Appendix B: Further Readings and Resources 207
 
Glossary 209
 
About the Author 215
 
Subject Index 217

About the author










DR. KEVIN LEO YABUT NADAL is a Professor of Psychology at both John Jay College of Criminal Justice and Graduate Center at the City University of New York. He received his doctorate in counseling psychology from Columbia University in New York City and is one of the leading researchers in understanding the impacts of microaggressions, or subtle forms of discrimination, on the mental and physical health of people of color; lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people; and other marginalized groups. He has published over 100 works on multicultural issues in the fields of psychology and education.

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DISCOVER THE FOUNDATIONS AND NUANCES OF TREATING THE MENTAL HEALTH OF FILIPINO AMERICANS

Filipino American Psychology: A Handbook of Theory, Research, and Clinical Practice, 2nd Edition compiles the latest and best information about the psychology of Filipino Americans into a single, indispensable volume. Distinguished and celebrated professor and author, Dr. Kevin Nadal, explains in thorough detail the mental health issues facing many Filipino Americans today. It also covers effective techniques and strategies for working with the Filipino American population today.

Filipino American Psychology uses reader-friendly language, along with numerous vignettes and case studies, to make accessible its in-depth treatment of the subject. The book covers a wide range of topics necessary to understand how to provide mental health treatment to Filipino Americans, including:
* Filipino and Filipino American Cultural Values
* Overcoming the Model Minority: Contemporary experiences of Filipino Americans
* Intersections of Gender and Sexual Orientation
* Multiracial and Multiethnic Filipino Americans
* Mental Health and Psychotherapy in the Filipino American community

The book also includes a brand-new section on the historical traumas that still reverberate through the Filipino American community.

Perfect for mental health practitioners and students who are likely to encounter this large cultural and ethnic group, Filipino American Psychology serves as a foundational volume in any complete mental health library.

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Praise for Filipino American Psychology: A Handbook of Theory, Research, and Clinical Practice, 1st Edition: "Filipino American Psychology: A Handbook of Theory, Research, and Clinical Practice is destined to make a major contribution to the field of Asian American psychology and to the larger field of multicultural psychology." --From the Foreword by Derald Wing Sue, PhD Professor of Psychology and Education, Teachers College, Columbia University "Dr. Nadal has done a superb job of locating the experiences of Filipino Americans within the larger scholarship on ethnic minority psychology, while also highlighting the complexity, richness, and uniqueness of their psychological experiences. This book should be a part of everyone's library." --E.J.R. David, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Alaska Anchorage

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Praise for Filipino American Psychology: A Handbook of Theory, Research, and Clinical Practice, 1st Edition: "Filipino American Psychology: A Handbook of Theory, Research, and Clinical Practice is destined to make a major contribution to the field of Asian American psychology and to the larger field of multicultural psychology." --From the Foreword by Derald Wing Sue, PhD Professor of Psychology and Education, Teachers College, Columbia University "Dr. Nadal has done a superb job of locating the experiences of Filipino Americans within the larger scholarship on ethnic minority psychology, while also highlighting the complexity, richness, and uniqueness of their psychological experiences. This book should be a part of everyone's library." --E.J.R. David, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Alaska Anchorage

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