Working with Immigrant Women: Testimonials

One of the strengths of the book is its readability. The clear and engaging style of the contributions makes them easily accessible not just to mental health care practitioners and experts, but also to anyone who is interested in, for example, gender and migration, policy responses to immigrants, and the theory and practice of the institutionalization of the multicultural model.
Isabel Crowhurst, MA, Ph.D
Research Fellow, Birkbeck Institute for Social Research, Birkbeck College, University of London, UK
Women's Health and Urban Life, 8:1

 

Working with Immigrant Women: Issues and Strategies for Mental Health Professionals provides a theoretical understanding of the challenges and barriers faced by immigrant women, yet it is also rich in practical examples of how communities can respond in practice and policy. The case studies, agency profiles and recommendations offer strong, diverse and effective strategies that communities across Canada can use to adapt our health care system to support new immigrants.
Billie Pryer, RN, BScN, MN, CPMHN(C)
Advanced Practice Nurse, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa

 

As a former psychiatrist and current health researcher working with women of distinct cultural and social backgrounds, I found this recently released resource book a worthwhile investment. The theoretical perspectives and conceptual frameworks (rooted in transcultural nursing, post-colonial feminism and the anti-racism movement) that are discussed in this compelling book effectively broadened and deepened my understanding of the intersectionalities of gender, culture, immigration and other important social determinants that impact on the mental health and well-being of immigrant and refugee women.
Sylvia Reitmanova, Ph.D Candidate
Division of Community Health & Humanities, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University
Journal of Mental Health, 18:2

 

This remarkable group of authors has constructed a map that will guide and inspire front-line clinicians in their work with immigrant women. While encouraging mental health workers to respond to women’s linguistic and cultural diversity, the authors also remind us how much of women’s experience is universal.
Ty Turner, MD, CCFP, FRCPC
Chief, Psychiatry, St Joseph’s Health Centre, Toronto

 

This timely book breaks the silence on immigrant women’s mental health. Along with an examination of the structural factors that affect the mental health of immigrant women, the book attempts to provide a comprehensive understanding of a complex problem. It also addresses the tensions that exist between homogenizing a group and exploring its diversity in the context of mental health.
Usha George, BSc, BEd, MA, PhD
Professor and Dean, Faculty of Community Services, Ryerson University, Toronto

 

This book will be a welcome resource to any professional attempting to help immigrant or refugee women living with a mental illness. The combination of theoretical frameworks and practical approaches provides a map for those of us who travel the uncharted landscapes of marginalized groups with marginalized problems.
Jose Silveira, MD, FRCPC
Clinical Director, Portuguese Mental Health & Addictions Services, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto

 

This book has a rare quality: it is simultaneously practice-oriented, theory-driven and socially relevant. The authors have a firm grasp of the Canadian mental health system—both locally and nationally—at the same time that they discuss transnational and global health trends. Working with Immigrant Women reflects a promising new way of thinking about mental health—one that demonstrates how mental health professionals can effectively relate social and economic equity to clinical practice.
Denise Gastaldo, BScN, MA, PhD
Associate Professor and Associate Dean, International, Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto

In Working with Immigrant Women: Issues and Strategies for Mental Health Professionals:

• Acknowledgments
• Preface  / PDF
• Introduction  / PDF
• Part 1: Understanding the Context of Immigrant Women’s Lives
• Part 2: Theoretical Perspectives
• Part 3: Current Realities for Immigrant Women and New Paradigms for Mental Health Practice  
• Part 4: Working with Specific Groups
• Part 5: Highlighting Critical Mental Health Concerns
• Part 6: Conclusion
• About the Editors  / PDF
• About the Authors  / PDF
• Testimonials

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