Psychosocial Experiences and Adjustment of Migrants

Coming to the USA
Erscheinungsjahr 2023
ISBN: 978-0-12-823794-6
Verlag: Elsevier Science

Buch, Englisch, 400 Seiten, Format (B × H): 236 mm x 195 mm, Gewicht: 1020 g

Psychosocial Experiences and Adjustment of Migrants: Coming to the USA explores the emotional experiences of migrants seeking to come to America, including psychological sequelae of such relocation from one's home country to another country. This book is divided into three main parts. The first introduces the reader to the foundational principles of migration. Next, the chapter authors review individuals and families who come to the United States through "orderly" migration, profiling the experiences of immigrants from various countries and regions. The next set of chapters discuss "forced" migration, examining the relative impact of social and legal challenges and the psychological impact. The book wraps up with research, advocacy and mental health and social services options for migrants.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Rich, Grant J

Kuriansky, Judy

Gielen, Uwe P.

Kaplin, Daniel

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Soziologie von Migranten und Minderheiten
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Sozialpsychologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part I: Issues and Themes 1. Understanding the Legal and Historical Context of Migration to the United States 2. Pros and Cons of Coming to the USA: Perspectives from Those Who Live Here and Those Who Seek to Do So 3. Psychological Issues in Migration 4. Cultural Issues in Migration 5. Migration Struggles: Clinical Understanding Across Life Cycles 6. Securitization of Migration and Hate Crimes Towards Immigrants and Refugees 7. Gender and Migration: Women and Non-Binary Individuals at Risk 8. Psychological Issues and Support Systems for Children and Youth Refugees and Immigrants 9. The Culturagram Matrix: Domains of Migration Identities 10. Is Immigration Good or Bad for the United States? A Professional's Personal Reflection on the Concepts of Coloniality and Mutual Benefit in Migration

Part II: Migration to the USA 11. Two Roads Diverged: Inequities Associated with Variations in the Migration Path from Mexico to the United States 12. Central American Diasporas: Psychological Considerations for Immigrants and Refugees from the Northern Triangle 13. Caribbean Immigrants in the United States and Canada: A Diverse Mosaic 14. Coming to America, the European Experience 15. African Immigrants in America: Finding Home Through Stories of Resilience 16. Coming to America from South Asia 17. Chinese, Korean, and Japanese Immigration to the US: Migration Patterns and Psychological Adjustment 18. Coming from Southeast Asia: Psychosocial Experiences and Adjustment of Southeast Asian Immigrants and Refugees 19. Forced Displacement from the Northern Triangle Region: Implications for Clinical Intervention and Training 20. You in Americuh, Now": African Forced Migrants in the 21st Century US 21. Understanding and Working with Middle Eastern and Syrian Migrants and Refugees 22. Refugees from Afghanistan 23. Afghan Girl Refugees Coming to America 24. The Role of Social Capital Provided by the Established Ethnic Enclaves in Ukrainian Refugees' Resettlement in the United States

Part III: Stakeholders Roles, Advocacy and International Agreements 25. Diplomatic Psychology at the United Nations: The Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration 26. UNHCR and the Global Compact on Refugees: The Negotiation and Current Issues 27. Doing what Matters: The NGO Committee on Migration 28. Psychosocial Support for Migrants and Refugees: Similarities and Differences in Historic International Compacts 29. How Can Governments at the United Nations Work with NGOs on Immigration? 30. Experience and Perspective of a UN Ambassador Emeritus 31. Migrating to the United States: Aspirations and Challenges of International Students of Psychology

Über Autor(innen)

Kaplin, Daniel
Dr. Daniel Kaplin is an Assistant Professor in the Psychology Department at St. Francis College and Co-founder and Director of its Forum on Migration. He received his doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology in 2014 from Walden University's Department of Psychology. His research examines ways to improve the treatment and access to care for minority communities. Dr. Kaplin has served on numerous boards and committees at the local, state, and national levels. He was recently invited to guest edit an issue of the Journal of Infant, Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy on the topic of forced migration. Dr. Kaplin has received many awards and recognitions, which include being a Leadership Institute Fellow (2012), the DCRE Dissertation Award (2015), Distinguished Fellow at New York State Psychological Association (2017), and NYSPA's Diversity Award (2018).

Rich, Grant J
Grant J. Rich received his Ph.D. in Psychology: Human Development from the University of Chicago. His work focuses on optimal cross-cultural human development and international positive psychology, including resilience and posttraumatic growth. Dr. Rich is senior editor of eight books, including Pathfinders in International Psychology (2015), Internationalizing the Teaching of Psychology (2017), Human Strengths and Resilience: Developmental, Cross-Cultural, and International Perspectives (2018), Teaching Psychology Around the World, Volume 4 (2018), Teaching Psychology Around the World, Volume 5 (2020), Psychology in Southeast Asia: Sociocultural, clinical and health perspectives (2020), and Psychology in Oceania and the Caribbean (2022). A Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA), and a Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science (APS), Dr. Rich has taught at institutions around the globe, recently in Alaska, Cambodia, and India. Since 2013, he has served on the faculty of Walden University. Dr. Rich has published over 75 peer-reviewed journal articles/book chapters in top journals including American Psychologist, Humanistic Psychologist, Journal of Humanistic Psychology, Journal of Positive Psychology, Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment, and Trauma, and Professional Psychology. A board-certified massage therapist (NCBTMB), he is editor of the academic book of quantitative research Massage Therapy: The Evidence for Practice (2002, Elsevier) and served a term as NCBTMB National Board Member (2018-2019). A licensed social worker, he has served on medical missions internationally. He serves on the editorial boards of several peer-reviewed journals, including PLOS One, and APA's journals Traumatology and Peace & Conflict. He currently is lead editor another book in contract, The International Handbook of Media Psychology (co-edited with past APA President Frank Farley and Krishna Kumar). Dr. Rich is President-Elect of two APA divisions, the Society for Media Psychology and Technology, and the Society for Peace, Conflict, & Violence.

Gielen, Uwe P.
Dr. Uwe P. Gielen has written, edited, or co-edited 33 books. He grew up as a refugee in Germany and later earned his Ph.D. in Social Psychology from Harvard University. He is Former Executive Director of the Institute for International and Cross-Cultural Psychology and Professor-Emeritus of Psychology at St. Francis College, New York. His 33 edited/co-edited/co-authored books, which have appeared in five languages, deal with a broad range of psychological topics from an international and culturally informed perspective. Having lectured on more than 340 occasions in 34 countries, he has served as president of the Society for Cross-Cultural Research, the International Council of Psychologists, and APA's Division of International Psychology as well as chair of the Psychology Section at the New York Academy of Sciences.