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Serving the Amish
A Cultural Guide for Professionals
James A. Cates draws heavily on his experiences as a clinical psychologist in private practice in northeastern Indiana, a region that is home to more than 35,000 Amish people. He combines anecdotal evidence and first-person narrative to shed light on the social, emotional, and psychological foundations of Amish life to help professionals interact competently and build rapport with Amish clients. He also explains the unique challenges outsiders face in offering aid to a people whose lifestyle and rules dictate a distance from all things worldly.
This practical book balances evidence-based principles of care with an emphasis on reducing anxiety and establishing warm relationships. From the police officer dispersing a party full of Amish Youngie to the social worker staffing a child protective services hotline, professionals who work with the Amish will benefit from this one-of-a-kind guide.
About the Author
Reviews
"James A. Cates's Serving the Amish: A Cultural Guide for Professionals delivers a useful tool for practitioners interacting with Amish communities as well as a notable contribution to the field of Amish and Anabaptist studies. . . Rarely do we see cultural guides that reflect such depth of experience in the community, length of treatment that allows for sufficient detail, and writing that conveys clear respect for the breadth of scholarly literature on a given group. Serving the Amish raises the bar for a form of cultural competency writing that may be embraced by social scientists and practitioners alike."—The Mennonite Quarterly Review
"Serving the Amish is a model for learning how to relate intelligently and sensitively to other cultures. Both professionals—including health care providers, police officers, and social workers—and the Amish community will be better able to effectively cope with the realities of their interaction because of this fine work."—Richard A. Stevick, Growing Up Amish: The Rumspringa Years
"A psychologist with long experience in Northern Indiana's Old Order communities, James A. Cates writes knowledgeably, respectfully, and frankly about working with Amish adults, teenagers, and families. This work, the first of its kind, is a must-have for health care and other professionals who encounter the Amish."—Karen M. Johnson-Weiner, coauthor of The Amish
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Paperback / softback | |
September 4, 2014 | |
9781421414959 | |
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256 | |
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$37.00 USD, £27.50 GBP | |
v2.1 Reference | |
Electronic book text | |
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9781421414966 | |
9781421414959 | |
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256 | |
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$37.00 USD, £27.50 GBP | |
v2.1 Reference | |
Other Titles by James A. Cates
Serpent in the Garden
Other Titles from Young Center Books in Anabaptist and Pietist Studies
Fooling with the Amish
Mennonite Farmers
The Lives of Amish Women
Other Titles in RELIGION / Christianity / Amish
What the Amish Teach Us
Renegade Amish
The Amish
Other Titles in Religion: general
American Kairos
Sacred Engagements
Situating Poetry