Cultural competency in health, social, and human services : directions for the twenty-first century / Pedro J. Lecca. [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lecca, Pedro J., 1936-

Series:

Garland reference library of social science ; v. 1085.

Garland Reference Library of Social Science ; Volume 1085

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Minorities--Services for--United States.

Minorities.

Minorities--Medical care--United States.

Social work with minorities--United States.

Social work with minorities.

Cross-cultural counseling--United States.

Cross-cultural counseling.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (311 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Routledge, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

First published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Contents:

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; PART I Cultural Competency Framework; CHAPTER 1 Cultural Competency Services for Multicultural Populations; The Four Major Multicultural Populations in the United States; Sociodemographics; CHAPTER 2 Cultural Values of the Major Ethnic Groups; Ethnic Identification; Acculturaturation; Cultural Values Among the Major Ethnic Groups; American Values and Beliefs; Training Directions; CHAPTER 3 Cultural Competency and Its Role in Health Services

How Health Providers Can Become Culturally CompetentReligion and Folk Beliefs; Medical Compliance; CHAPTER 4 Cultural Competency and Mental Health Service; The Impact of Migration on Families; Somatization; Assessment of Culturally Diverse Populations; Psychopharmacology and Ethnicity; CHAPTER 5 Cultural Competency and Child and Family Services; Family in America; Child Abuse: An Example of Family Failure; Family and Children Services; Historical Overview of Foster Care Placement; Afrocentriism; Latinos and Others; Contemporary Foster Care; Legislative Action; Demographics

Cultural Strategies for InterventionComments; PART II Organizational Issues; CHAPTER 6 Cultural Competency and Services to the Minority Aged and Frai; Direct Care; Prevention and Health Education; Long-Term Care; Other Health Care Concerns; Recommendations for Today and Tomorrow; Recommendations for Interventions, Actions, and Solutions; CHAPTER 7 Cultural Competency and Practitioner Issues; Origins of Spiraling Health Care Costs; Structure of the Health Care System in the United States; Impact of Health Care Reform on Social and Human Services

CHAPTER 8 Cultural Competency and Leadership IssuesHow Individuals Can Become Multicultural as Leaders and Practitioners; How Managers Can Become Multicultural Leaders; Behaviors That Managers Can Utilize to Help Build a Trust Climate Diverse Agency; Managers as Policy Makers; How Individuals Can Become Multicultural Practitioners; Therapy; Treatment; Do's and Don'ts of Multicultural Therapy; CHAPTER 9 Cultural Competency and Human Resources; Affirmative Action and Its Relation to Cultural Competency; Cultural Competency Implementation; Conclusion; PART III Policy Imperatives

CHAPTER 10 Future Policy Directions for Cultural CompetencyGeneral Comments on Entitlement Services; Education, Employment, and Staffing; Managed Care Services/Health Maintenance Organizations; Health Care Services; Mental Health and Substance Use/Abuse Programs; CHAPTER 11 Twenty-First-Century Perspectives on Cultural Competency; Current Climate in the Health, Social, and Human Services; "Etiological" Discussion; More on the Meaning of Current Policy Changes; About Effciency; Efficiency and Cost Containment; CHAPTER 12 Conclusion; Why Cultural Competency?; Index; About the Authors

Notes:

First published in 1998 by Garland Publishing, Inc.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-317-77734-4

1-315-80537-5

1-317-77735-2

OCLC:

874173254