Multicultural perspectives in working with families / Elaine P. Congress, Manny J. Gonzalez, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Congress, Elaine Piller.

González, Manny J.

Series:

Springer series on social work (Unnumbered)

Social work series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Family social work--United States.

Family social work.

Minorities--Services for.

United States.

Minorities--Services for--United States.

Ethnicity--United States.

Ethnicity.

Multiculturalism--United States.

Multiculturalism.

Physical Description:

xxv, 469 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Springer, [2005]

Summary:

This new edition written for social work and mental health students and practitioners across the full spectrum of social service settings, addresses cutting edge issues in the assessment and treatment of families from diverse cultural backgrounds.

Fully revised, with a third of the book completely rewritten and each chapter significantly updated, the editors bring together the latest in multicultural family research and new and improved macro and micro ways of understanding and respecting the needs of new immigrants and diverse populations. Included is an important revision of Dr. Congress's essential assessment technique, the culturagram.

Contents:

Section 1 Micro and Macro Approaches

1 Using the Culturagram to Assess and Empower Culturally Diverse Families / Elaine P. Congress, DSW, Winnie W. Kung, PhD 3

2 Family and Group Approaches With Culturally Diverse Families: A Dialogue to Increase Collaboration / Elaine P. Congress, DSW, Maxine Lynn, PhD 22

3 Managing Agencies for Multicultural Services / Roslyn H. Chernesky, DSW 38

Section 2 Culturally Diverse Families Across the Life Cycle

4 The Multicultural Triangle of the Child, the Family, and the School: Culturally Competent Approaches / Carmen Ortiz Hendricks, DSW 71

5 Social Work Practice With African American Adolescent Girls: A Process-Person-Context Model / Portia Adams, PhD 93

6 Working With Culturally Diverse Older Adults / Irene A. Gutheil, DSW, Janna C. Heyman, PhD 111

7 Grandparents Raising Grandchildren From a Multicultural Perspective / Carole B. Cox, PhD 128

Section 3 Selected Culturally Diverse Populations

8 Clinical Practice With Immigrants and Refugees: An Ethnographic Multicultural Approach / Jessica Rosenberg, PhD, Manny J. Gonzalez, DSW, Samuel Rosenberg, PhD 145

9 Working With Russian-Speaking Jewish Immigrants / Robert Chazin, DSW, Tatyana Ushkova, MSW 167

10 Practice With Families Where Sexual Orientation Is an Issue: Lesbian and Gay Individuals and Their Families / Gerald P. Mallon, DSW 199

11 Arab American Families: Assessment and Treatment / Nuba Abudabbeh, PhD 228

12 An Afrocentric Approach in Working With African American Families / Valerie Borum, PhD 242

13 Hispanic Families in the United States With Deaf and Hearing-Impaired Children / Idalia Mapp, PhD 267

14 Multicultural Dimension of the Third Shift: Employee, Mother, and Student / Susan Bair Egan, PhD 288

Section 4 Challenging Practice Issues

15 Working With HIV-Affected Culturally Diverse Families / Cynthia Cannon Poindexter, PhD 311

16 Evidence-Based Marriage and Family Treatment With Problem Drinkers: A Multicultural Perspective / Meredith Hanson, DSW, Yvette M. Sealy, PhD 339

17 The Impact of Ethnicity and Race on the Treatment of Mothers in Incest Families / Virginia C. Strand, DSW 356

18 Multicultural Social Work Practice With Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence / Patricia Brownell, PhD, Eun Jeong Ko, MSW 377

19 Suicide Attempts by Adolescent Latinas: Strategies for Prevention and Intervention / Sandra G. Turner, PhD, Carol P. Kaplan, PhD 410

20 Spirituality and Culturally Diverse Families: The Intersection of Culture, Religion, and Spirituality / Zulema E. Suarez, PhD, Edith A. Lewis, PhD 425

21 Ethical Issues and Future Directions / Elaine P. Congress, DSW 442.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

082613145X

OCLC:

58043418