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Suicide is increasingly understood and predicted as an intersection
of biological, psychological, cognitive, and sociocultural factors.
We have some basic knowledge of these factors and how they
interact, but presently we know very little about how culture can
play a role as a variable that influences suicide. Suicide Among
Racial and Ethnic Minority Groups will go a long way towards
filling that gap by pulling together cutting edge empirical
research from general cultural diversity literature and applying it
to suicide assessment, treatment, and prevention theory and
practice. By looking outside of the limited cross-cultural studies
done within suicidal populations, the contributors - all
established experts in both multicultural counseling and
suicidology - expand the available empirical literature base in
order to provide a deeper look into how culture can act as an
important catalyst in suicidal intentions. Following theoretical
overviews, the text focuses on six broad ethic groups classified in
the literature (African American, American Indian, Asian American,
European American, Hawaiian & Pacific Islander, and Hispanic),
with a main chapter devoted to each, relating each culture to
suicide research, highlighting specific variables within the
culture that can influence suicide, and presenting appropriate
treatment considerations. A final section of the book consists of
practical applications within specific settings (therapy, outreach,
schools, psychiatric services) and prevention and training issues.
This book adds a vital and overlooked dimensiondiversityto suicide
assessments and interventions The literature on the relationship
between culture and suicide has historically been widely scattered
and often difficult to find. Cultural Diversity and Suicide
summarizes that widespread literature so that counselors can begin
to include diversity issues as important variables that can help
them become even more effective when conducting suicide assessments
or interventions. For ease of reading, Cultural Diversity and
Suicide is divided into chapters based on ethnicity. The book
avoids broad generalizations whenever possible, thus each chapter
specifically discusses critical within-group variables (issues
relating to gender, age, religion, and sexuality) that should be
considered when conducting suicide assessments and interventions.
Each chapter includes at least one case study and incorporates
clear headings that make it simple to find specific information.
Cultural Diversity and Suicide is not a book of cookie-cutter
approaches to suicide prevention, nor is it a primer for the
novice. Rather, it has been carefully designed to help counselors
and counselors-in-training gain a fuller understanding of the
issues that may lead individuals from diverse backgrounds to
consider suicideand the cultural aspects of an individual's
heritage that can influence that person's decision. Written for
professionals who have a pre-existing understanding of how to work
with suicidal clients, the book begins with a concise but essential
overview of traditional suicide risk factors and a brief assessment
model (an excellent memory refresher), and then moves quickly into
specific diversity issues relevant to: European Americans African
Americans Asian Americans Hispanic Americans Native Americans
Cultural Diversity and Suicide explores ethnicity and its
relationship to suicide (for example, suicide rate and reason
differences based on ethnic group or ethnic identity), plus
meaningful within-group variables such as: lesbian/gay/bisexual
issues and the increase in suicide rate based on sexual orientation
and sexual identity religious differencessuicide rates among
various religious groups, religious differences in views of
suicide, views of the afterlife, burial practices, and views of
lesbian/gay/bisexual people cultural buffers, such as extended
family and religious practice suicide prevention interventions
based on cultural differences (essentially, how traditional suicide
prevention programs can be altered to include new variables) This
book is essential reading for everyone doing the vital work of
conducting suicide assessments and interventions. Please consider
making it part of your professional/teaching collection today.
The analysis of blood, bone marrow and tissue fluid specimens
requires a multi-faceted approach with the integration of
scientific data from a number of disciplines. No single discipline
can operate in isolation or errors will occur. Flow cytometry is in
a privileged position in that it can provide rapid analysis of
specimens and it is often the first definitive investigation to
produce results and help formulate a working diagnosis. This
companion text to Practical Flow Cytometry in Haematology Diagnosis
contains 100 worked examples drawn from real clinical cases
presenting to the authors institution. Cases are illustrated with
peripheral blood and bone marrow cytology, tissue pathology and
cytogenetic and molecular data, which are integrated to generate,
where appropriate, a diagnosis based on the WHO Classification of
Tumours of Haematopoietic and Lymphoid Tissues. The spectrum of
clinical cases includes adult and paediatric patients, and both
neoplastic and reactive disorders. The cases appear in no
particular order to challenge the reader to make their own
diagnosis. The reader will review May Grunwald Giemsa (MGG)-stained
films of peripheral blood and bone marrow aspirates presented
alongside flow cytometric data and haematoxylin and eosin
(H&E)-stained bone marrow and other tissue biopsy sections.
Immunohistochemistry is used to further clarify the tissue lineage
and cell differentiation. Cytogenetic studies using metaphase
preparations are used to identify translocations and chromosome
gains and losses whilst interphase fluorescence in situ
hybridisation (FISH) studies and polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
are used to identify gene fusions, gene rearrangements and
deletions. Each case concludes with a discussion of the features
that are important to making a diagnosis. The cases are also listed
according to disease classification in the appendix so that the
text can also be used as a reference. Practical Flow Cytometry in
Haematology: 100 Worked Examples: * Provides a practical,
example-based resource for flow cytometry * Demonstrates how flow
cytometry results should be interpreted and applied to optimize
patient care * Includes both malignant and benign conditions * Can
be used in conjunction with Practical Flow Cytometry in Haematology
Diagnosis, by the same author team (ISBN 9780470671207) Practical
Flow Cytometry in Haematology: 100 Worked Examples is ideal for
practicing haematologists and histopathologists with an interest in
haematopathology, but particularly directed at trainee
haematologists and scientists preparing for FRCPath and related
examinations.
Suicide is increasingly understood and predicted as an intersection
of biological, psychological, cognitive, and sociocultural factors.
We have some basic knowledge of these factors and how they
interact, but presently we know very little about how culture can
play a role as a variable that influences suicide. Suicide Among
Racial and Ethnic Minority Groups will go a long way towards
filling that gap by pulling together cutting edge empirical
research from general cultural diversity literature and applying it
to suicide assessment, treatment, and prevention theory and
practice. By looking outside of the limited cross-cultural studies
done within suicidal populations, the contributors - all
established experts in both multicultural counseling and
suicidology - expand the available empirical literature base in
order to provide a deeper look into how culture can act as an
important catalyst in suicidal intentions.Following theoretical
overviews, the text focuses on six broad ethic groups classified in
the literature (African American, American Indian, Asian American,
European American, Hawaiian & Pacific Islander, and Hispanic),
with a main chapter devoted to each, relating each culture to
suicide research, highlighting specific variables within the
culture that can influence suicide, and presenting appropriate
treatment considerations. A final section of the book consists of
practical applications within specific settings (therapy, outreach,
schools, and psychiatric services) and prevention and training
issues.
This book adds a vital and overlooked dimensiondiversityto suicide
assessments and interventions The literature on the relationship
between culture and suicide has historically been widely scattered
and often difficult to find. Cultural Diversity and Suicide
summarizes that widespread literature so that counselors can begin
to include diversity issues as important variables that can help
them become even more effective when conducting suicide assessments
or interventions. For ease of reading, Cultural Diversity and
Suicide is divided into chapters based on ethnicity. The book
avoids broad generalizations whenever possible, thus each chapter
specifically discusses critical within-group variables (issues
relating to gender, age, religion, and sexuality) that should be
considered when conducting suicide assessments and interventions.
Each chapter includes at least one case study and incorporates
clear headings that make it simple to find specific information.
Cultural Diversity and Suicide is not a book of cookie-cutter
approaches to suicide prevention, nor is it a primer for the
novice. Rather, it has been carefully designed to help counselors
and counselors-in-training gain a fuller understanding of the
issues that may lead individuals from diverse backgrounds to
consider suicideand the cultural aspects of an individual's
heritage that can influence that person's decision. Written for
professionals who have a pre-existing understanding of how to work
with suicidal clients, the book begins with a concise but essential
overview of traditional suicide risk factors and a brief assessment
model (an excellent memory refresher), and then moves quickly into
specific diversity issues relevant to: European Americans African
Americans Asian Americans Hispanic Americans Native Americans
Cultural Diversity and Suicide explores ethnicity and its
relationship to suicide (for example, suicide rate and reason
differences based on ethnic group or ethnic identity), plus
meaningful within-group variables such as: lesbian/gay/bisexual
issues and the increase in suicide rate based on sexual orientation
and sexual identity religious differencessuicide rates among
various religious groups, religious differences in views of
suicide, views of the afterlife, burial practices, and views of
lesbian/gay/bisexual people cultural buffers, such as extended
family and religious practice suicide prevention interventions
based on cultural differences (essentially, how traditional suicide
prevention programs can be altered to include new variables) This
book is essential reading for everyone doing the vital work of
conducting suicide assessments and interventions. Please consider
making it part of your professional/teaching collection today.
Haematology Diagnostic haematology requires the assessment of
clinical and laboratory data together with a careful morphological
assessment of cells in blood, bone marrow and tissue -fluids.
Subsequent investigations including flow cytometry,
immunohistochemistry, cytogenetics and molecular studies are guided
by the original morphological findings. These targeted
investigations help generate a prompt unifying diagnosis.
Haematology: From the Image to the Diagnosis presents a series of
cases illustrating how skills in morphology can guide the
investigative process. In this book, the authors capture a series
of images to illustrate key features to recognize when undertaking
a morphological review and show how they can be integrated with
supplementary information to reach a final diagnosis. Using a novel
format of visual case studies, this text mimics 'real life' for the
practising diagnostic haematologist - using brief clinical details
and initial microscopic morphological triage to formulate a
differential diagnosis and a plan for efficient and economical
confirmatory investigation to deduce the correct final diagnosis.
The carefully selected, high-quality photomicrographs and the
clear, succinct descriptions of key features, investigations and
results will help haematologists, clinical scientists, haematology
trainees and haematopathologists to make accurate diagnoses in
their day-to-day work. Covering a wide range of topics, and
including paediatric as well as adult cases, Haematology: From the
Image to the Diagnosis is a succinct visual guide which will be
welcomed by consultants, trainees and scientists alike.
This book acts as a clinical manual for the diagnostician who
cannot turn to reference books when the morphology or
immunophenotype are atypical. This volume presents a logical
practical approach to the diagnosis of blood disorders, both
neoplastic and reactive, and other diagnostic applications of flow
cytometry in non-neoplastic haematology diagnosis. Illustrations
are provided throughout with worked examples.
While there are numerous resources for practitioners on the
subject, the ambiguity remains of what actually constitutes
effective multicultural counseling and psychotherapy and how it
should be incorporated into their sessions. This book addresses the
question of how to apply current theories and research with a
unique "start-to-finish" approach, examining the role culture plays
in each stage of the therapeutic process, from before the clinical
intake to termination. Each chapter is devoted to one of these
stages and provides practical strategies, techniques, examples, and
case studies. The reader will find new ways to consider the
influence of culture and expand their own knowledge and skills as a
practitioner.
The Cambridge Handbook of Applied Psychological Ethics is a
valuable resource for psychologists and graduate students hoping to
further develop their ethical decision making beyond more
introductory ethics texts. The book offers real-world ethical
vignettes and considerations. Chapters cover a wide range of
practice settings, populations, and topics, and are written by
scholars in these settings. Chapters focus on the application of
ethics to the ethical dilemmas in which mental health and other
psychology professionals sometimes find themselves. Each chapter
introduces a setting and gives readers a brief understanding of
some of the potential ethical issues at hand, before delving deeper
into the multiple ethical issues that must be addressed and the
ethical principles and standards involved. No other book on the
market captures the breadth of ethical issues found in daily
practice and focuses entirely on applied ethics in psychology.
While there are numerous resources for practitioners on the
subject, the ambiguity remains of what actually constitutes
effective multicultural counseling and psychotherapy and how it
should be incorporated into their sessions. This book addresses the
question of how to apply current theories and research with a
unique a oestart-to-finisha approach, examining the role culture
plays in each stage of the therapeutic process, from before the
clinical intake to termination. Each chapter is devoted to one of
these stages and provides practical strategies, techniques,
examples, and case studies. The reader will find new ways to
consider the influence of culture and expand their own knowledge
and skills as a practitioner.
The Cambridge Handbook of Applied Psychological Ethics is a
valuable resource for psychologists and graduate students hoping to
further develop their ethical decision making beyond more
introductory ethics texts. The book offers real-world ethical
vignettes and considerations. Chapters cover a wide range of
practice settings, populations, and topics, and are written by
scholars in these settings. Chapters focus on the application of
ethics to the ethical dilemmas in which mental health and other
psychology professionals sometimes find themselves. Each chapter
introduces a setting and gives readers a brief understanding of
some of the potential ethical issues at hand, before delving deeper
into the multiple ethical issues that must be addressed and the
ethical principles and standards involved. No other book on the
market captures the breadth of ethical issues found in daily
practice and focuses entirely on applied ethics in psychology.
This book is for therapists who want to enhance their effectiveness
with clients whose spirituality is a salient part of their
worldview. Whether or not the therapist has a spiritual background,
the authors demonstrate that it is possible to honor clients'
spiritual experience from the beginning to the end of the
therapeutic process.Practical strategies, techniques, and examples
are used to show how spirituality can influence each stage of
treatment from before the clinical intake, starting with an
understanding of ethical practice guidelines and therapist
self-awareness, through termination. Self-reflection questions,
diverse case examples, and a multiple session case study chapter
are provided to build readers' understanding and ability to
incorporate spirituality into counseling and
psychotherapy.Practitioners in a broad variety of fields, including
counseling and clinical psychology, counselor education, and
marriage and family therapy will find this book to be a rich source
of ideas for examining and modifying their practice. The authors
discuss therapist self-awareness tools such as genogram,
autobiography, journaling, and mindfulness; recommendations for
overcoming biases toward spirituality; and how an agency's climate,
referral sources, and intake forms can discourage or set the stage
for discussing the spiritual.The chapters provide example probing
questions and assessment instruments for exploring how spirituality
can be a source of strength or confound problems, and present
sample treatment plans that address various encounters with
clients' spirituality. The authors demonstrate how meaning systems
theory can inform case conceptualization and how spiritual
discussions and interventions can be part of cognitive behavioral,
interpersonal, psychodynamic, and humanistic therapies.The book
also prepares readers for spiritual issues that frequently arise in
termination, even if spirituality had not been a focus in previous
sessions.
The psychology community recognizes that cultivating an
international worldview is crucial not only to professionals and
researchers, but more importantly, for professors and students of
psychology as well. It is critically necessary for psychologists to
learn from their colleagues who are working in different cultural
contexts in order to develop the type of knowledge and
psychological understanding of human behavior that will be
maximally useful to practitioners and researchers alike. This
volume, Internationalizing the Psychology Curriculum in the United
States, provides information and resources to help psychology
faculty educate and train future generations of psychologists
within a much more international mindset and global perspective.
Recognizing that cultural context are central to a true and
accurate psychology, the authors describes how cultural, economic,
political, and social factors in different countries frame
individual experience and affect the science and practice of
psychology. Each of the chapters will provide a content-specific
overview of how the curriculum in psychology with regards to
social, development, clinical, counseling psychology, etc will need
to be modified in order to present a much more global view of
psychology.
In drawn-fabric embroidery (also often known as "pulled work"), the threads of a fabric are pulled apart or drawn together by stitchery so that the holes left form attractive patterns. Because it is sturdy enough to withstand daily use and frequent laundering, it is a particularly practical type of embroidery--usable in table linen, bed linen, and lampshades. In this clear, comprehensive overview, the author offers meticulously detailed directions for working stitches, borders, outlines, and fillings, including suggestions for combining and adapting them and for their use. Over 100 large, easy-to-follow diagrams and photographs make it easy to follow the step-by-step instructions. Foreword. Index. 109 black-and-white line illustrations. 9 halftones.
The need for quality standards and rules of conduct concerning all
aspects of the activities of psychology has long been acknowledged.
In particular, over the last few years there has been a growing
awareness of the need for and the advantage of internationally
recognized ethical standards, particularly concerning research and
practice and the well-being of individuals and societies. With this
need in mind, this volume provides the most comprehensive assembly
of facts and visions across the entire field of psychological
ethics that one could imagine.
The Oxford Handbook of International Psychological Ethics is the
state-of-the-art source for information on psychological ethics
worldwide, and offers an inclusive international review of
contemporary and emerging ethical issues within the profession and
science of psychology. There is no comparable book on the market,
notwithstanding the importance and timeliness of the topics to be
covered. These include:
- a concise history of ethical standards of psychology
- cutting-edge developments and challenges in international
psychological ethics, such as the search for universal ethical
standards, ethical issues when working cross-nationally with
immigrants and refugees, and ethical responses to security
risks
- ethical developments and issues within specific geographical
regions
- research utilizing the new media
With its broad scope and perspective informed by a synthesis of
international scholarship and practice, this handbook will inform
readers from around the world of existing and emerging issues and
trends that confront psychological ethics.
The psychology community recognizes that cultivating an
international worldview is crucial not only to professionals and
researchers, but more importantly, for professors and students of
psychology as well. It is critically necessary for psychologists to
learn from their colleagues who are working in different cultural
contexts in order to develop the type of knowledge and
psychological understanding of human behavior that will be
maximally useful to practitioners and researchers alike.
This volume, Internationalizing the Psychology Curriculum in the
United States, provides information and resources to help
psychology faculty educate and train future generations of
psychologists within a much more international mindset and global
perspective. Recognizing that cultural context are central to a
true and accurate psychology, the authors describes how cultural,
economic, political, and social factors in different countries
frame individual experience and affect the science and practice of
psychology. Each of the chapters will provide a content-specific
overview of how the curriculum in psychology with regards to
social, development, clinical, counseling psychology, etc will need
to be modified in order to present a much more global view of
psychology.
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