6. Spiritual Injury A Samoan Perspective on Spirituality’s Impact on Mental Health

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Editors’ Note vii
4. Introduction On Building a Fale ix
5. Pacific Identities 1
6. 1. Supporting the Wellbeing of Pasifika Youth 5
7. 2. Affirming Works A Collective Model of Pasifika Mentoring 16
8. 3. Canoe Noses and Coconut Feet Reading the Samoan Male Body 26
9. 4. Jonah, Arnold, and Me Reading the Tongan Male Body 39
10. 5. Being ‘Afakasi 49
11. Issues in Pacific Spirituality
12. 6. Spiritual Injury A Samoan Perspective on Spirituality’s Impact on Mental Health 66
13. 7. Making Culture “God” Is Driving Our People Crazy! 77
14. 8. The Schizophrenic Church 87
15. 9. New Zealand–born Samoan Young People, Suicidal Behaviors, and the Positive Impact of Spirituality 94
16. The Pacific Unconscious
17. 10. The Use of Symbol and Metaphor in Pasifika Counseling 109
18. 11. An Ocean with Many Shores Indigenous Consciousness and the Thinking Heart 122
19. 12. Hawaiki-Lelei Journeys to Wellness 136
20. 13. Using Mea-alofa in a Holistic Model for Pasifika Clients A Case Study 149
21. 14. “Keep Your Doughnuts to Yourself” Using Poetry in Pasifika Professional Practice 160
22. Pacific Trauma and Healing 177
23. 15. Colonialism, Acculturation, and Depression among Kānaka Maoli of Hawai‘i 180
24. 16. Crisis in Paradise Family Violence in Samoan Communities 196
25. 17. Doing Good Work and Finding a Sense of Purpose The Nature and Treatment of Substance Abuse among Native Hawaiians 207
26. 18. Pregnancy, Adoption, FASD, and Mental Illness 221
27. 19. Misplaced Dreams Tongan Gambling in Auckland 232
28. A Bibliography of Pasifika Mental Health Resources 247
29. Index 277