Multicultural perspectives in social work practice with families / Elaine P. Congress, Manny J. González, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Congress, Elaine Piller.

González, Manny J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Family social work--United States.

Family social work.

Minorities--Services for--United States.

Minorities.

Ethnicity--United States.

Ethnicity.

Multiculturalism--United States.

Multiculturalism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (409 p.)

Edition:

3rd ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Springer Pub. Co., c2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Encompassing the most current issues faced by multicultural families across the lifespan and the social workers who serve them, this popular textbook contains ten new chapters and provides content that has been significantly expanded throughout. These new and reconceived chapters offer professors and social work graduate students a broader and more comprehensive take on the key issues that arise when treating families from diverse cultural backgrounds and current, evidence-based models for assessment and treatment. New chapters include:.: Evidence-based models of care for ethnically-diverse

Contents:

Cover; Halftitle; Title page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Contributors; Foreword Peter B. Vaughan, PhD; Preface; 1. Using the Culturagram to Assess and Empower Culturally Diverse Families; Elaine P. Congress and Winnie W. Kung; The Culturagram; Case Vignette; 2. Family and Group Approaches With Culturally Diverse Families:A Dialogue to Increase Collaboration; Elaine P. Congress and Maxine Lynn; Case Vignette; Systems Theory; Inclusion; Engagement; Assessment; Contracting; Clinical Issues in Family Therapy and Group Work; Treatment Models and Techniques; Termination

Conclusions and Recommendations 3. Evidence-Based Practice With Ethnically Diverse Clients; Manny J. González; Evidence-Based Practice and Cultural Competence in Mental Health Care; Conceptual Frameworks for the Cultural Adaptation of Evidence-Based Treatments; Culturally Adapted Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy; Conclusion; 4. Managing Agencies for Multicultural Services; Manoj Pardasani and Lauri Goldkind; The Changing Demographics of the Nation and the Social Work Practice Field; The Changing U.S. Workforce; Who Are the Leaders in Human Services?; Defining Cultural Competence and Multiculturalism

5. The Multicultural Triangle of the Child, the Family,and the School: Culturally Competent Approaches Carmen Ortiz Hendricks; The Multicultural Triangle; Case Vignettes; Family Identity; School Performance; Educational Policies and Practices; Culturally Competent School Social Workers; Conclusions; 6. Clinical Practice With Multicultural Adolescents; Samuel R. Aymer; Overview of Adolescent Development; Sociocultural Influences and Identity Development; Racial and Ethnic Identity Development; Case Vignette; Discussion of the Assessment Process; Charles's Individual Dynamics; Conclusion

7. Contingent But Resilient: The Plight of Young, Male Day Laborers in the United States Gregory Acevedo and Rafael Perez; Young, Male Day Laborers; The Nature of Day Labor; Legal Issues and Day Labor; Working With Day Laborers; 8. Working With Culturally Diverse Older Adults; Irene A. Gutheil and Janna C. Heyman; Health Concerns; Economics; Assessment; Service Utilization; Cross-Cultural Practice; Case Vignette and Treatment Approaches; Conclusion; 9. Grandparents Raising Grandchildren From a Multicultural Perspective; Carole B. Cox; Characteristics of Grandparent Caregivers

Ethnicity and Culture African American Culture and Grandparents; Empowerment Groups With African American and Hispanic Grandparents; Summary; 10. An Afrocentric Approach to Working With African American Families; Samuel R. Aymer; Historical Overview; Slave Trauma Syndrome; Afrocentricity; Relational and Narrative Lenses in Family Therapy; The Nguzo Saba as Foundation for Treatment; Treatment Implications; Conclusion; 11. Clinical Practice With Hispanic Individuals and Families:An Ecological Perspective; Manny J. González and Gregory Acevedo

Cultural Characteristics of Hispanic Individuals and Families

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0-8261-0830-X

OCLC:

818817002