Culturally sensitive narrative interventions for immigrant children and adolescents / Giselle B. Esquivel, Geraldine V. Oades-Sese, Marguerite L. Jarvis.

Author/creator Esquivel, Giselle B.
Other author Oades-Sese, Geraldine V.
Other author Jarvis, Marguerite L.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLanham, Md. : University Press of America, Inc., 2010.
Descriptionxv, 66 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
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Subjects
Multicultural education--United States.

Contents Culturally-linguistically diverse and immigrant children : stressors of migration and the acculturation process -- A culturally sensitive stress-resilience model -- Theoretical bases of narrative therapy -- Culturally sensitive narrative interventions -- Multicultural narratives and puppetry : educational applications -- Appendix A. Sample script -- Appendix B. Puppet construction and resources.
Abstract This book provides scholarly and applied perspectives on culturally sensitive narrative interventions for culturally diverse and immigrant children and adolescents. A resilience model and strengths-based approach form the basis for responding to stressorsof migration and the acculturation process through the use of narrative, storytelling, drawings, and puppetry techniques. The authors emphasize and illustrate the need to incorporate evidence-based approaches and cultural understanding when developing and implementing narrative educational and therapeutic interventions.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2009942543
ISBN9780761850342
ISBN0761850341

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