1st Edition
Pacific Identities and Well-Being Cross-Cultural Perspectives
Edited By Margaret Nelson Agee, Tracey McIntosh, Philip Culbertson, Cabrini 'Ofa Makasiale
Copyright 2013
320 Pages
10 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
320 Pages
10 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Filling a significant gap in the cross-cultural and cross-disciplinary literature within the field of Pasifika (Polynesian) and Maori identities and mental health, this volume focuses on bridging mental health related research and practice within the indigenous communities of the South Pacific. Much of the content reflects both differences from and relationships with the dominant Western... Read more
Part I: Identity Webber, Adolescent Racial-Ethnic Identity: Behaviors, Perceptions, and Challenges in Urban Multiethnic School Contexts. Mila, Not Another New Zealand-Born Identity Crisis: Well-Being and the Politics of Belonging. Agee, Culbertson, Sowing the Seeds: Parents’ and Grandparents’ Influences in the Identity Development of ‘Afakasi Young People. Pulu, This Lazy Native’s Quiting the Daytime Job. Going Home to the Village. Yeah, Right. Part II: Therapeutic Practice Piripi, Body, Tihei-wa Mauri Ora: Te Tipuranga. Seiuli, The Meaalofa Therapeutic Approach in Counseling with Pacific Clients. Taumoefolau, Respect, Solidarity, and Resilience in Pacific World-Views: A Counseling Perspective. McRobie, Makasiale, On Values and Spirituality in Trauma Counseling. Bowden, Cultural Counseling: Beyond Method and Modality. Part III: Death & Dying Havea, Death Roots: Musings of a Pacific Island Native. Nikora, Awekotuku, Tangihanga: The Ultimate Form of Māori Cultural Expression—An Overview of a Research Program. Nikora, McRae, Awekotuku, Hodgetts, Manaakitanga: Ethical Research with Māori who are Dying. Part IV: Reflexive Practice Lupe, Pacific Indigenous Well-Being: Wise Body, Singing Heart. Waters, Crocket, Learning with a Pasifika Community. Nabukavou, Taveta, Teaiwa, J., Teaiwa, T., Reflecting Back and Building on Fright or Light: Psychiatric Survivors and Contemporary Issues in Mental Health in Fiji. Makasiale, The Whole Person and the Heart: Supervision the Pacific Way. Strickson-Pua, Epilogue: Comic Belief: A Theology of Comedy…or Why Pacific People Laugh Loudly—A Cross-Cultural Conversation about Pacific Identities, Mental Health, and Well-Being. Glossary of Maori Terms. Glossary of Tongan Terms.
Biography
Margaret Agee, PhD, leads the Counsellor Education Programme in the School of Counselling, Human Services, and Social Work at The University of Auckland, New Zealand.
Tracey McIntosh, PhD, is a senior lecturer in the Department of Sociology at The University of Auckland, New Zealand.
Philip Culbertson, PhD, is an adjunct lecturer in Theology at The University of Auckland, New Zealand, and an adjunct lecturer in Philosophy at The College of the Desert, Palm Desert, California.
Cabrini ‘Ofa Makasiale, MA, is a Catholic sister who works in South Auckland-Manukau City as a counselor/psychotherapist, tutor, supervisor, and spiritual director.
