(Not in Muslim Mental Health
A Treatment Handbook
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$49.95$44.96 - Hardback: 425 pages
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- Published: August 2011
- ISBN: 978-0-415-98860-5
- Publisher: Routledge
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- Edited by Sameera Ahmed, and Mona M. Amer.
This edited volume increases multicultural competence of behavioral health practitioners who provide services to Muslim clients/patients living in Western countries (e.g., North America, Europe, Australia). This authoritative text provides comprehensive information, practical recommendations, and resources to aid in effective service delivery. It is the first publication in this area to include information related to topics thus far absent in the literature (e.g., internet counseling, psychological assessment and community programming).
Table of Contents
Part I: Introduction to Islam and Mental Health. Kobeisy, Overview of Islam and Muslims. Hamdan, Muslim Perceptions of Mental Health. Ali, Coping and Help-Seeking Behaviors. Part II: Mental Health Service Settings. Siddiqui, ISSA Organization, Inpatient Servics. Nadir, Home-Based Services. Hussein, Counseling Via Technology. Part III: Psychological Interventions. Hamid, Intake Interviewing and Case Conceptualization. Mahmoud, Psychological Assessment. TBA, Counseling Models. Daneshpour, Family Systems Therapy. Maynard, Islamic Counseling Models. TBA, Group Interventions. Ansary, Community-Based Interventions. Part IV: Special Populations. Ahmed, Converts to Islam. TBA, Immigrants. Ahmed, Refugees and IDPs. Ahmed, Muslim Youth. Part V: Special Issues. Abugideiri, Domestic Violence. Killawi, Sexuality and Intimacy. Dover, Homosexuality.
Author Biography
Sameera Ahmed, PhD, is the Director of The Family and Youth Institute (FYI), a research institute that conducts research promoting the strengthening of young people and their families. In addition, she is a an Assistant Clinical Professor at Wayne State University in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences and a Fellow at the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding. Dr. Ahmed also serves as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Muslim Mental Health.
Mona M. Amer, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at the American University in Cairo, Egypt, and an Assistant Clinical Professor at Yale University’s Department of Psychiatry. She was awarded the prestigious APA Award for Distinguished Graduate Student in Professional Psychology and was the sole recipient of the American Psychological Association’s (APA) 2005-7 minority postdoctoral fellowship in mental health and substance abuse services. In addition to publishing her own research, she is a founding member and Editor-in-Chief for the refereed Journal of Muslim Mental Health.
