Metaphors as contextual evidence for engaging haitian clients in practice: A case study

American Journal of Psychotherapy

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 133-149

  Rahill, Guitele ^a   Jean Gilles, Michele ^b   Thomlison, Barbara ^b   Pinto Lopez, Elsa ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO RIO PIEDRAS   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Case study; Evidence informed practice; Haitian immigrants; Metaphors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNOLOGY; HAITI; HUMAN; LITERATURE; MALE; MIGRATION; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; HAITI; HUMANS; MALE; METAPHOR; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79960217558     PISSN: 00029564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.2011.65.2.133     Document Type: Article

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