{"product_id":"spirits-in-the-consulting-room-eight-tales-of-healing-hardback-9781978829879","title":"Spirits in the Consulting Room; Eight Tales of Healing (Hardback) 9781978829879","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eSpirits in the Consulting Room\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eEight Tales of Healing\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eSerge Bouznah (Author), Catherine Lewertowski (Author), Jaswant Guzder (Foreword by), Carmella Abramowitz Moreau (Translated by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781978829879\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 11 November 2022\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e192 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 1.8 cm, 0.054 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\"This wonderful book is a compelling invitation to listen closely, not only to the complexity of human narratives of suffering, but also to the way they weave across cultural and social divides. The plurality and beauty of the stories evoked here contribute to this weaving, building bridges between universal culture and the individual human experience. An inspiring book, worth fully inhabiting and meditating upon, which also provides critical tools we can use to improve our healing practices.\"\u003c\/div\u003e— Cécile Rousseau, co-editor of Working with Refugee Families: Trauma and Exile in Family Relationships\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Spirits in the Consulting Room\u003c\/i\u003e is a must-read for all who wish to immerse themselves in eight heart-wrenching cases that rely on transcultural or intercultural mediation in healthcare. A great tool to equip healthcare providers or anyone working with diverse patients, this book vividly showcases how to consider a more intercultural approach and empower patients with the agency they need to help transform their conditions from a human perspective.\"\u003c\/div\u003e— Izabel E. T. de V. Souza, author of Intercultural Mediation in Healthcare: From the Professional Medical Interpreters' Perspec\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eFor any country that has a large and diverse migrant population, it is a struggle to connect these people to the country's institutions, including the healthcare system, which can be overwhelming in its complexity. Cultural and language barriers often make it difficult for doctors to fully understand the symptoms of their migrant patients, reach accurate diagnoses, or properly treat their suffering. Thus, medical practitioners must attempt new, innovative practices in order to reach patients where they are and convince them to accept treatment from doctors they don't totally understand. In France, Serge Bouznah and Catherine Lewertowski have pioneered one such practice—that of transcultural mediation. \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cbr\u003e  Drawn from two decades of their experience with transcultural mediation, \u003ci\u003eSpirits in the Consulting Room \u003c\/i\u003etells the stories of eight patients—mainly migrants—and their families. Each chapter focuses on a different patient, and Christelle, Djibril, Moncef, Alhassane, Jacinthe, Amy, Cyril, Alice, and Pierre leap off the page as distinct people with unique situations. Together, these chapters reveal how patients' comprehension of their symptoms is shaped by their cultural background, while recounting the challenges of translating that into terms the doctors can grasp. \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cbr\u003e  The book shows how trained transcultural mediators can help to redress the power imbalance between doctors and the migrants they treat, providing patients with advocates who respect the authority of their background and experiences and don't just take the side of the medical professionals. The groundbreaking insights modeled in this book can be applied to any medical situation where doctors and patients find themselves speaking different languages. \u003cbr\u003e   \u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eSeries Foreword by Javier I. Escobar\u003cbr\u003e Foreword by Jaswant Guzder\u003cbr\u003e Prologue: \"When I was two years old, I killed my grandmother\"\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. The Title Deed of Grandfather Léon\u003cbr\u003e 2. An Angry Man\u003cbr\u003e 3. \"If You're a Human Being, Change Your Skin Immediately!\"\u003cbr\u003e 4. Who Will Carry the Parasol for Me?\u003cbr\u003e 5. When the Black Cat Bit\u003cbr\u003e 6. The Curse\u003cbr\u003e 7. Leave Me Out of All This!\u003cbr\u003e 8. A Defaced Skin\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Rutgers University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52640472400152,"sku":"9781978829879","price":41.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/spirits-in-the-consulting-room-eight-tales-of-healing-hardback-9781978829879","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}