Penina Uliuli : Contemporary Challenges in Mental Health for Pacific Peoples

Culbertson, Philip (EDT)/ Agee, Margaret Nelson (EDT)/ Makasiale, Cabrini 'Ofa (EDT)

University of Hawai'i Press（2007/09発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 328 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780824831943
• DDC分類 616.890099

Full Description

A collection of essays that examines important issues related to mental health among Pacific Islanders through the topics of identity, spirituality, the unconscious, mental trauma, and healing.

Contents

Introduction; PACIFIC IDENTITY: 1. Affirming Works: A Collective Model of Pasifika Mentoring ; 2. Supporting the Wellbeing of Pasifika Youth; 3. Canoe Noses and Coconut Feet: Reading the Samoan Male Body; 4. Jonah, Arnold, and Me: Reading the Tongan Male Body; 5. Being 'Afakasi; ISSUES IN PACIFIC SPIRITUALITY: 6. Spiritual Injury: A Samoan Perspective on Spirituality's Impact on Mental Health; 7. Making Culture 'God' is Driving Our People Crazy! 8. The Schizophrenic Church; 9. New Zealand-born Samoan Young People, Suicidal Behaviors, and the Positive Impact of Spirituality; THE PACIFIC UNCONSCIOUS: 10. The Use of Symbol and Metaphor in Pasifika Counseling; 11. An Ocean with Many Shores: Indigenous Consciousness and the Thinking Heart; 12. Hawaiki-Lelei: Journeys to Wellness; 13. Using Mea-alofa in a Holistic Model for Pasifika Clients: A Case Study; 14. A Poet's Perspective; PACIFIC TRAUMA AND HEALING: 15. Colonialism, Acculturation, and Depression among Kanaka Maoli of Hawai'i; 16. Crisis in Paradise: Family Violence in Samoan Communities; 17. Doing Good Work and Finding a Sense of Purpose: The Nature and Treatment of Substance Abuse and Violence among Native Hawaiians; 18. Pregnancy, Adoption, FASD, and Mental Illness ; 19. Misplaced Dreams: Tongan Gambling in Auckland; Bibliography of Pasifika Mental Health Resources