Culturally Sensitive Narrative Interventions for Immigrant Children and Adolescents

Table of Contents:
Chapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 Acknowledgments Chapter 3 Chapter 1. Culturally-Linguistically Diverse and Immigrant Children: Stressors of Migration and the Acculturation Process Chapter 4 Chapter 2: A Culturally Sensitive Stress-Resilience Model Chapter 5 Chapter 3: Theoretical Bases of Narrative Therapy Chapter 6 Chapter 4: Culturally Sensitive Narrative Interventions Chapter 7 Chapter 5: Multicultural Narratives and Puppetry: Educational Applications Chapter 8 Appendix A. Sample Script Chapter 9 Appendix B. Puppet Construction and Resources Chapter 10 About the Authors

About the Author :
Giselle B. Esquivel is a professor in the school psychology program of the Division of Psychological and Educational Services, Graduate School of Education at Fordham University. She is a licensed psychologist and a nationally certified school psychologist. She holds national certification in the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP) and is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) and the American Academy of School Psychology (AASP). Her scholarly work in multicultural school psychology has received national professional recognition. Geraldine V. Oades-Sese is an assistant professor at the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology of Rutgers University. She is a nationally certified school psychologist and is the founder and director of the Research Center for Resilience and Early Childhood Development and a university-based research clinic called the CREATE (Childhood Resilience & Early Achievement Toward Excellence) Clinic. Marguerite L. Jarvis holds BFA from Douglass College, and a Master of Education degree from Rutgers University's Graduate School of Education. Currently, she writes and edits for educational publishers, develops websites, practices puppetry, and teaches kindergarten. A licensed elementary school teacher, she has taught and worked with special needs populations for more than thirty years.

Review :
In this informative and charming book, the authors demonstrate the power of narrative to address tough personal and cultural issues that immigrant children and adolescents face today. They show how storytelling - from poetry to puppetry - can bring young people together within a culture while opening them up to the complex, multicultural world that is contemporary America. Written with erudition and passion, this book is a wonderful resource for teachers, counselors, school psychologists, and others who want to make a positive difference in the lives and the life stories of immigrant youth.