Multicultural Feminist Therapy
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In this volume, Thema Bryant-Davis presents a strengths-based framework for culturally congruent care from a multicultural feminist perspective to help practitioners better understand the experiences and developmental pathways of adolescent girls of color.
Authors discuss intervention strategies clinicians can use when working with adolescent girls of color, specifically those from Native American, African American, Asian American, and Latina populations.
Integrating psychological knowledge with the intersectional cultural contexts of adolescent girls, the authors also discuss risk factors and mental health concerns, describe treatment approaches, and use case examples to illustrate how the techniques presented can be used to promote well-being and growth.
Includes a foreword by Jessica Henderson Daniel, 2018 APA president.
Contributors
Foreword
Jessica Henderson Daniel
Introduction: An Upbeat Song for Girls of Color
Thema Bryant-Davis
- A Foundation for Multicultural Feminist Therapy With Adolescent Girls of Color
Thema Bryant-Davis and Shavonne J. Moore-Lobban - Culture, Resilience, and Indigenist Feminism to Help Native American Girls Thrive
Jacqueline S. Gray, Devon S. Isaacs, and Melissa J. Wheeler - African American Adolescent Girls: Embracing the Strength in Intersectionality
Monique Clinton-Sherrod, Stephanie Hawkins, and Tiffany G. Townsend - Asian American Adolescent Girls: Navigating Stress Across Multiple Contexts
Pratyusha Tummala-Narra and Eun Jeong Yang - Latina Adolescent Girls at the Cultural Borderlands
Lillian Comas-Díaz - Next Steps: An Integrated Model for Conducting Multicultural Feminist Therapy
Thema Bryant-Davis and Indhushree Rajan
Index
About the Editor
Thema Bryant-Davis, PhD, is a professor of psychology and director of the Culture and Trauma Research Lab at Pepperdine University.
She was the 2015 recipient of the California Psychological Association Distinguished Scientist Award, the 2013 recipient of the APA Early Career Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest, and the 2007 recipient of the APA Emerging Leader of Women in Psychology Award. She is also a past president of the Society for the Psychology of Women and a former APA representative to the United Nations.
Dr. Bryant-Davis has authored or coedited several books, including Thriving in the Wake of Trauma: A Multicultural Guide; Surviving Sexual Violence: A Guide to Recovery and Empowerment; Religion and Spirituality for Diverse Women: Foundations of Strength and Resilience; and Womanist and Mujerista Psychologies: Voices of Fire, Acts of Courage.
Her research areas include trauma psychology, ethnic minority women, oppression, coping, and spirituality. ESSENCE magazine named her among women who are shaping the world.
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This book will help psychologists discover how to maintain a posture of cultural humility while learning about the historical and current trauma that affect the communities and families of the adolescents they treat. The authors describe challenges to successful psychotherapy and provide clinical examples and recommendations for ways to address those challenges. This text should be required for introduction to clinical practice.
—Martha E. Banks, PhD
Research Neuropsychologist
A must-read for clinicians working with adolescent girls of color. Written by Womanist, mujerista, and multicultural feminist practitioners and scholars who decolonize "therapy" with a trauma-informed approach to healing that honors the strengths of adolescent girls as well as their cultural histories and practices.
—Yuying Tsong, PhD
Associate Professor, California State University Fullerton
