Psy. D., Antioch University, 2017, Antioch Seattle: Clinical Psychology

The following study explored the experience of Indian psychotherapists applying Western psychotherapy to Indians. Charmaz' (2006) Grounded theory methodology was utilized. Seven Indian psychotherapists were interviewed. Interview data yielded the theory of Modification as Resistance. Modification as Resistance captured Indian psychotherapists' attempts to modify Western psychotherapy to resist the erosion of local ways of healing due to the dominance of Western science. Results add to existing critiques of Western psychotherapy applied to Eastern populations. Recommendations based on results are offered to facilitate evidence-based practice (American Psychological Association [APA], 2006) with diverse populations. This dissertation is available in open access at AURA http://aura.antioch.edu/ and Ohio Link ETD Center, https://etd.ohiolink.etd.

Committee: Jude Bergkamp Psy.D. (Committee Chair); Michael Sakuma Ph.D. (Committee Member); Bettleyoun Barbara Ph.D. (Committee Member) Subjects: Asian Studies; Counseling Psychology; Psychology

Master of Arts, The Ohio State University, 2010, Comparative Studies

Theologies of liberation have existed in multiple cultures around the world and contain similar relationships between oppression and theological reflection. Most notable among theological expressions are the community's relationship to biblical narratives of the Exodus and the gospel stories relating Jesus' affinity to the poor. This thesis compares the theological reflections and cultural understandings of oppression of three specific religious communities: Black liberation theology in the United States, minjung theology of South Korea, and Rastafari theology in Jamaica and the Caribbean. This thesis demonstrates that though the mechanisms of oppression are universal, groups experiencing collective oppression utilize culturally specific understandings of that oppression to inform theological ideas. Each group contains a culturally specific idea of sorrowful hope that informs their theology. These concepts, blues, han, and sufferation, are the culturally located ideas that inform similarities among these diverse groups.

Committee: Thomas Kasulis Dr. (Advisor); Maurice Stevens Dr. (Committee Member); Hugh Urban Dr (Committee Member) Subjects: African Americans; American Studies; Bible; Black History; Comparative Literature; Fine Arts; Religion; Religious Congregations; Religious Education; Religious History; Theology