Multicultural Issues in Social Work

Contents

Foreword

Introduction
Patricia L. Ewalt, Edith M. Freeman, Anne E. Fortune, Dennis L. Poole, and Stanley L. Witkin

Part I: Multicultural Practice

1. A Constructivist Perspective on Clinical Social Work Practice with Ethnically Diverse Clients
   Gilbert J. Greene, Carla Jensen, and Dorothy Harper Jones
2. Differential Effects of Racial Composition on Male and Female Groups: Implications for Group Work Practice
   Larry E. Davis, Li Chin Cheng, and Michael J. Strube
3. Marital Conflict Management: Gender and Ethnic Differences
   Richard A. Mackey and Bernard A. O’Brien
4. Challenging Privilege through Africentric Social Work Practice
   Mary E. Swigonski
5. Afrocentricity: An Emerging Paradigm in Social Work Practice
   Jerome H. Schiele
6. Culturally Informed Social Work Practice with American Indian Clients: Guidelines for Non-Indian Social Workers
   Edith Ellison Williams and Florence Ellison
7. Indigenous People in a Multicultural Society: Unique Issues for Human Services
   Hilary N. Weaver
8. Toward a Values-Based Approach to Multicultural Social Work Research
   Edwina S. Uehara, Sung Sil Lee Sohng, Raymond L. Bending, Sherri Seyfried, Cheryl A. Richey, Paula T. Tanemura Morelli, Michael S. Spencer, Debora M. Ortega, Lynn Keenan, and Valli Kanuha
9. Navigating Two Cultures: Deaf Children, Self-Esteem, and Parents’ Communication Patterns
   Debra D. Desselle and Lynn Pearlmutter

Part II: Child Welfare

10. Promoting Same-Race Adoption for Children of Color
    Leslie Doty Hollingsworth
11. Mediation in Kinship Care: Another Step in the Provision of Culturally Relevant Child Welfare Services
    Maria Wilhelmus

Part III: Education and Youths

12. Reducing Racism in Schools: Moving beyond Rhetoric
    Michael S. Spencer
13. Linking Schools, Human Services, and Community: A Puerto Rican Perspective
    Melvin Delgado
14. Promoting the Educational Achievement of Mexican American Young Women
    Marian A. Aguilar
15. Puerto Rican Elementary School–Age Children: Assistance with Homework as an Indicator of Natural Support Strengths
    Melvin Delgado
16. Violence among Urban African American Youths: An Analysis of Environmental and Behavioral Risk Factors
    James Herbert Williams, Arlene Rubin Stiffman, and John L. O’Neal
17. Turning Points in the Lives of Young Inner-City Men Forgoing Destructive Criminal Behaviors: A Qualitative Study
    Margaret Hughes

Part IV: Communities

18. Murals in Latino Communities: Social Indicators of Community Strengths
    Melvin Delgado and Keva Barton
19. "Gathering the Spirit" at First Baptist Church: Spirituality as a Protective Factor in the Lives of African American Children
    Wendy L. Haight

Part V: Health

20. Politically Correct or Culturally Competent?
    Dennis L. Poole
21. Alternative Health Practices in Ethnically Diverse Rural Areas: A Collaborative Research Project
    Gerald W. Vest, John Ronnau, Belinda R. Lopez, and Gloria Gonzales
22. Promoting Breast Cancer Screening in Rural, African American Communities: The "Science and Art" of Community Health Promotion
    Mary Altpeter, Jo Anne L. Earp, and Janice H. Schopler
23. Mothers’ Satisfaction with Medical Care: Perceptions of Racism, Family Stress, and Medical Outcomes in Children with Diabetes
    Wendy F. Auslander, Sanna J. Thompson, Daniele Dreitzer, and Julio V. Santiago
24. Immunization among African American Children: Implications for Social Work
    Valire Carr Copeland
25. Asian and Pacific Islander Cultural Values: Considerations for Health Care Decision Making
    Linda A. McLaughlin and Kathryn L. Braun
26. Health Care Needs of Medically Underserved Women of Color: The Role of the Bureau of Primary Health Care
    Marilyn H. Gaston, Sharon E. Barrett, Tamara Lewis Johnson, and Leonard G. Epstein
27. The Well: A Neighborhood-Based Health Promotion Model for Black Women
    Karin A. Elliott Brown, Frances E. Jemmott, Holly J. Mitchell, and Mary L. Walton
28. Racial Differences in Discharge Planning
    Nancy Morrow-Howell, Letha A. Chadiha, Enola K. Proctor, Maggie Hourd-Bryant, and Peter M. Doré

Part VI: Long-Term Care

29. Navajo Elderly People in a Reservation Nursing Home: Admission Predictors and Culture Care Practices
    Susan O. Mercer
30. Puerto Rican Sons as Primary Caregivers of Elderly Parents
    Melvin Delgado and Sharon Tennstedt
31. Making the Case for Culturally Appropriate Community Services: Puerto Rican Elders and Their Caregivers
    Melvin Delgado and Sharon Tennstedt

Part VII: Mental Health and Substance Abuse

32. Cultural Diversity and Mental Health: The Haudenosaunee of New York State
    Kathleen A. Earle
33. Depression among Elderly Chinese Immigrants: An Exploratory Study
    Ada C. Mui
34. Help-Seeking among Asian and Pacific Americans: A Multiperspective Analysis
    Greg Yamashiro and Jon K. Matsuoka
35. American Indian Perspectives on Addiction and Recovery
    Christine T. Lowery

Part VIII: HIV/AIDS

36. Women Living with HIV/AIDS: The Dual Challenge of Being a Patient and a Caregiver
    Kristin L. Hackl, Anton M. Somlai, Jeffrey A. Kelly, and Seth C. Kalichman
37. Psychological and Spiritual Growth in Women Living with HIV
    Heather T. Dunbar, Charles W. Mueller, Cynthia Medina, and Tamra Wolf
38. Exploring AIDS–Related Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors of Female Mexican Migrant Workers
    Pamela Balls Organista, Kurt C. Organista, and Pearl R. Soloff
39. Methodological Considerations in Surveying Latina AIDS Caregivers: Issues in Sampling and Measurement
    Helen Land and Sharon Hudson
40. HIV/AIDS in a Puerto Rican/Dominican Community: A Collaborative Project with a Botanical Shop
    Melvin Delgado and Jorge Santiago
41. Children with HIV/AIDS and Their Families: A Successful Social Work Intervention Based on the Culturally Specific Health Care Model
    AnaMaria Goicoechea-Balbona
42. AIDS Protection and Contraception among African American, Hispanic, and White Women
    Alice M. Hines and Karen L. Graves

Part IX: Immigration

43. Immigrant Policy: Issues for Social Work Practice
    Yolanda C. Padilla
44. African Immigrants in the United States: The Challenge for Research and Practice
    Hugo A. Kamya
45. Refugee Children: How Are They Faring Economically as Adults?
    Miriam Potocky-Tripodi
46. The Influence of Pre-emigration and Postemigration Stressors on Mental Health: A Study of Southeast Asian Refugees
    Barbara L. Nicholson
47. Income, Language, and Citizenship Status: Factors Affecting the Health Care Access and Utilization of Chinese Americans
    Michael H. Jang, Evelyn Lee, and Kent Woo
48. Resettlement: A Cultural and Psychological Crisis
    Phyllis Hulewat

Index

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