Counseling Muslims : handbook of mental health issues and interventions / edited by Sameera Ahmed and Mona M. Amer.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ahmed, Sameera.

Amer, Mona M.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cross-cultural counseling.

Counseling--Religious aspects--Islam.

Counseling.

Psychiatry, Transcultural.

Physical Description:

xix, 396 p.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, N.Y. : Routledge, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A young female client presents with anorexia nervosa and believes that her problem has its roots in magic; parents are helpless in the face of their son's substance abuse issues; an interracial couple cannot agree on how to discipline their children. How would you effectively help these clients while balancing appropriate interventions that are sensitive to religious, cultural, social, and gender differences? This handbook answers these difficult questions and helps behavioral health practitioners provide religio-culturally-competent care to Muslim clients living in territories such as North America, Australia, and Europe. The issues and interventions discussed in this book, by authoritative contributors, are diverse and multifaceted. Topics that have been ignored in previous literature are introduced, such as sex therapy, substance abuse counseling, university counseling, and community-based prevention. Chapters integrate tables, lists, and suggested phrasing for practitioners, along with case studies that are used by the authors to help illustrate concepts and potential interventions. Counseling Muslims is also unique in its broad scope, which reflects interventions ranging from the individual to community levels, and includes chapters that discuss persons born in the West, converts to Islam, and those from smaller ethnic minorities. It is the only guide practitioners need for information on effective service delivery for Muslims, who already bypass significant cultural stigma and shame to access mental health services.

Contents:

Muslim beliefs within a counseling framework

Islam, Muslims and mental health / Amber Haque & Najeeb Kamil

Conceptualizations of mental health, illness, and healing / Aisha Utz

Traditional mental health coping and help-seeking / Osman Ali & Frieda Aboul-Fotouh

Models and interventions

Mental health interview and cultural formulation / Farah Tasleema Rahiem & Hamada Hamid

Psychological testing and assessment / Omar M. Mahmood & Sawssan R. Ahmed

Individual psychotherapy/counseling : psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral, and humanistic-experiential models / Mona M. Amer & Baland Jalal

Family systems therapy and postmodern approaches / Manijeh Daneshpour

Islamic-based interventions / Sabnum Dharamsi & Abdullah Maynard

Community-based prevention and intervention / Nadia S. Ansary & Raja Salloum

Service settings

Inpatient psychiatric units / Sarah Mohiuddin & Saba Maroof

Home-based social services / Aneesah Nadir & Cheryl El-Amin

University counseling centers / Majeda Humeidan

Special populations

Converts to Islam / Sameera Ahmed

Adolescents & emerging adults / Sameera Ahmed

Refugees / Sameera Ahmed & Frieda Aboul-Fotouh

Special issues

Domestic violence / Salma Elkadi Abugideiri

Sexuality and sexual dysfunctions / Amal Killawi

Substance abuse / Lynne Ali.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-135-85954-X

0-203-89381-6

1-135-85955-8

9780203893814

OCLC:

798532617