@article{909744,
      recid = {909744},
      author = {Agee, Margaret Nelson.},
      title = {Pacific identities and well-being cross-cultural  perspectives / [electronic resource] :},
      publisher = {Routledge,},
      address = {New York :},
      pages = {xxiv, 290 p.},
      year = {2013},
      abstract = {"Filling a significant gap in the cross-cultural and  cross-disciplinary literature within the field of Pasifika  (Polynesian) and Maori identities and mental health, this  volume focuses on bridging mental health related research  and practice within the indigenous communities of the South  Pacific. Much of the content reflects both differences from  and relationships with the dominant Western theories and  practices so often unsuccessfully applied with these  groups. The contributors represent both experienced  researchers and practitioners and address topics such as  research examining traditional and emerging Pasifika  identities; contemporary research and practice in working  with Pasifika youth and adolescents; culturally-appropriate  approaches for working with Pasifika adults; and practices  in supervision that have been developed by Maori and  Pasifika practitioners. Chapters include practice  scenarios, research reports, analyses of topical issues,  and discussions about the appropriateness of applying  Western theory in other cultural contexts. As Pasifika  cultures are still primarily oral cultures, the works of  several leading Maori and Pasifika poets that give voice to  the changing identities and contemporary challenges within  Pacific communities are also included"--},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/909744},
}