Counseling Asian Indian Immigrant Families
A Pastoral Psychotherapeutic Model
Authors: Jacob, Varughese
Free Preview- Addresses the unique issues faced by Asian-Indian immigrant families in seeking professional counselling
- Develops a new psychotherapeautic model which deals with stressors brought about by acculturation
- Utilizes rich case studies throughout
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- About this book
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This book provides insight into the unique challenges facing Indian and South Asian immigrants in the West—particularly in the United States. It explores the “baggage” they carry; their expectations versus the realities of negotiating a new cultural, social, religious, and economic milieu; nostalgia and idealization of the past; and the hybridity of existence. Within this context, the author discusses factors which often contribute to intergenerational family conflict among this population. Jacob asserts that this conflict is largely a product of differences in cultural values and identity, acculturation stress, and the experience of marginality. After analyzing and interpreting empirical data collected from two hundred families, he proposes the “Praxis-Reflection-Action” (PRA) Model: a five-stage therapeutic model and the first pastoral psychotherapeutic model developed for the Asian Indians living in the West.
- About the authors
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Varughese Jacob, PhD, is a professional chaplain for hospital and hospice patients. As an ordained Christian minister, Jacob has served Indian and international communities in various capacities such as Pastor, Pastoral Counselor, and Associate Professor of Pastoral Care and Counseling.
- Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Introduction and Overview
Pages 1-19
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Historical and Cultural Factors in Ethnic Identity Formation of Asian-Indian Immigrants: Understanding the Context of Care
Pages 21-54
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Cultural Identity and Intergenerational Conflicts
Pages 55-69
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Presentation and Interpretation of the Empirical Data
Pages 71-104
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Relationship, Culture, Community and Personhood
Pages 105-144
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Counseling Asian Indian Immigrant Families
- Book Subtitle
- A Pastoral Psychotherapeutic Model
- Authors
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- Varughese Jacob
- Copyright
- 2017
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Copyright Holder
- The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s)
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-319-64307-6
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-319-64307-6
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-64306-9
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-87767-9
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XXV, 441
- Number of Illustrations
- 5 illustrations in colour
- Topics
