"e;Posttraumatic Growth and Culturally Competent Practice: Lessons Learned from Around the Globe brings welcome attention to applying PTG to culturally competent practice worldwide. It delivers on the promise embedded in its title: lots of lessons within the fourteen chapters."e; From the Foreword by Charles R. Figley, PhD, Kurzweg Chair in Disaster Mental Health, Tulane University, New Orleans The latest advances in the theoretical, empirical, and clinical aspects of Posttraumatic Growth Posttraumatic Growth and Culturally Competent Practice offers contributions from an international group of experts in posttraumatic growth (PTG) within diverse cultures and subcultures. It uniquely illuminates the nature, meaning, and clinical implications of PTG across a wide range of sociocultural contexts. Edited by Tzipi Weiss and Roni Berger recognized experts in the areas of stress, coping, and PTG this book features contributions by an international panel of renowned scholars and clinicians, offering a truly global perspective of PTG in cultures and regions including: The Middle East Israel Germany The Netherlands Japan China Australia Latinos in the U.S. Offering research-based insights and practical interventions, this collection enables practitioners to offer informed and culturally sensitive services to those who have survived trauma in different parts of the world, and to support these survivors as they grow and harvest benefits from their ordeal.

"Posttraumatic Growth and Culturally Competent Practice: Lessons Learned from Around the Globe brings welcome attention to applying PTG to culturally competent practice worldwide. It delivers on the promise embedded in its title: lots of lessons within the fourteen chapters."From the Foreword by Charles R. Figley, PhD, Kurzweg Chair in Disaster Mental Health, Tulane University, New OrleansThe latest advances in the theoretical, empirical, and clinical aspects of Posttraumatic GrowthPosttraumatic Growth and Culturally Competent Practice offers contributions from an international group of experts in posttraumatic growth (PTG) within diverse cultures and subcultures. It uniquely illuminates the nature, meaning, and clinical implications of PTG across a wide range of sociocultural contexts.Edited by Tzipi Weiss and Roni Berger--recognized experts in the areas of stress, coping, and PTG--this book features contributions by an international panel of renowned scholars and clinicians, offering a truly global perspective of PTG in cultures and regions including:* The Middle East* Israel* Germany* The Netherlands* Japan* China* Australia* Latinos in the U.S.Offering research-based insights and practical interventions, this collection enables practitioners to offer informed and culturally sensitive services to those who have survived trauma in different parts of the world, and to support these survivors as they grow and harvest benefits from their ordeal.

Foreword, ixAbout the Editors, xiAbout the Contributors, xiiiAcknowledgements, xixIntroduction, xxiChapter 1 The Posttraumatic Growth Model: Sociocultural Considerations, 1Lawrence G. Calhoun, Arnie Cann, and Richard G. TedeschiChapter 2 Posttraumatic Growth in Israeli Jews, 15Avital Laufer and Zahava SolomonChapter 3 Posttraumatic Growth in Middle Eastern Context: Expression and determinants among Palestinians, 31Raija-Leena PunamäkiChapter 4 Posttraumatic Growth in the Turkish Population, 49Cengiz KiliçChapter 5 Thriving in Postwar Kosova, 65Aliriza Arënliu and Moshe S. LandsmanChapter 6 Trauma and Posttraumatic Growth in Germany, 73BirgitWagner and Andreas MaerckerChapter 7 Posttraumatic Growth in the Netherlands, 85Grieteke Pool, Mirjam J. Nijdam, & Marijke E. OostinghChapter 8 Posttraumatic Growth in Spain, 97Carmelo Vázquez and Darío PáezChapter 9 Posttraumatic Growth in U.S. Latinos, 113Roni Berger and Tzipi WeissChapter 10 Posttraumatic Growth in Japan: A Path toward Better Understanding of Culture-Constant and Culture-Specific Aspects, 129Kanako TakuChapter 11 Posttraumatic Growth in Chinese Culture, 147Samuel M. Y. Ho and Yu BaiChapter 12 Posttraumatic Growth in Australian Populations, 157Jane Shakespeare-Finch and Bronwyn MorrisChapter 13 Posttraumatic Growth in International Study: The Case of Chinese in Australia, 173Thomas A. Whelan and Winifred A. CunninghamChapter 14 Posttraumatic Growth Around the Globe: Research Findings and Practice Implications, 189Tzipi Weiss and Roni BergerAuthor Index, 197Subject Index, 207