The Praeger Handbook of Community Mental Health Practice

This expansive, three-volume set addresses the complexities of interconnectivity, therapeutic capacity, and the competencies needed in order to provide sophisticated and integrated community mental health care-both in the United States and within a global community. The Praeger Handbook of Community Mental Health Practice provides an essential framework that will serve university educators, students, new practitioners, and experienced therapists alike as they adapt to new approaches to community mental health and respond to changing laws governing mental health provision across state, national, and global levels. Volume one considers the structures, challenges, and expectations of community mental health, familiarizing readers with key issues such as service delivery, funding, and key models of intervention and care. Volume two provides an in-depth exploration of the specific issues of working with populations that participate in and benefit from community mental health services, including addiction, school-based services, juvenile and adult justice, and veteran's services. In Volume three, the contributors address specific needs, considerations, and concerns relevant to working in the global community, including disaster services, trauma, working with children, and providing training in international settings.

Doreen Maller, LMFT, PhD, is a licensed marriage and family therapist in private practice in San Mateo, CA, and associate professor and academic director in the counseling psychology masters program at John F. Kennedy University, San Jose, CA, specializing in holistic studies and expressive arts. Kathy Langsam is a licensed marriage and family therapist, has supervised and supported marriage family therapists, social work trainees, interns, and licensed staff in her various roles as director of clinical services, clinical director, and director of training and internship program for 12 years in community mental health throughout the San Francisco Bay area. Melissa Fritchle is a licensed marriage and family therapist with a private practice in Capitola, CA. She teaches and trains master's degree students at John F. Kennedy University, San Jose, CA, and Sofia University (formerly the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology), Palo Alto, CA.

Foreword Mona Polacca, MSW Set Introduction Doreen Maller, Melissa Fritchle, and Kathy Langsam Introduction Melissa Fritchle 1. Fundamental Considerations for Global Mental Health Projects Sonali Gupta Case Study: Dancing Naked on the Bridge Rajani Venkatraman Levis 2.Ethical Considerations for Global Projects in Mental Health Melissa Fritchle 3.Mobilizing Support Networks for Global Projects Linda Szeto and Christiane Dechert 4.Seeking Joint Liberation: Reflections from a Life as a Mujungu in Uganda Mary Carmel Moran 5.You, Going Global: Exploring Identity Politics through Expressive Arts in Preparation for Trave Kate T. Donohue 6.International Disaster Psychology: Considerations for Training Judith Fox, Courtney Mitchell, and Thomas Barrett Case Study: International Disaster Psychology Field Experience: A Case Example of Disaster Response and Intervention in Belize Linda Baker 7.Treating Survivors of Trauma in the Global Community Bonnie Bernstein Case Study: Community as Healer: The Essential Role of Neurobiologically Based Models Laurie Leitch 8.Working with Children Internationally Lynn Kapitan 9.The Role of International Mental Health Professionals in Health and Peace-Building Akwatu Khenti, Catherine G. Chalin, Branka Agic, and Yuliya Knyahnytska 10.Teaching Counseling in Foreign Cultures: A Diverse Landscape Mitchell Kossak About the Editors and Contributors Index