Social Work Practice and People of Color A Process Stage Approach

Name: Social Work Practice and People of Color A Process Stage Approach
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ISBN: 9780534509897

ISBN-10: 0534509894

ISBN-13: 9780534509897

Edition: 5th 2004 (Revised)

Authors: Doman Lum

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This text offers a practical and well-defined five-stage model of social work practice with culturally diverse communities. While the book specifically looks at practice with persons of color (African-American, Asian -American, Latino, and First Nations people), it is intended to be relevant for culturally and ethnically sensitive practice with any individual or population.

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List price: $99.95
Edition: 5th
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Wadsworth
Publication date: 6/24/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 352
Size: 7.48" wide x 9.33" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.628
Language: English

Doman Lum is professor emeritus of social work at California State University, Sacramento. He was recently featured in CELEBRATING SOCIAL WORK: FACES AND VOICES OF FORMATIVE YEARS, a book commemorating social work and social work education. His previous texts include SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE AND PEOPLE OF COLOR: A PROCESS-STAGE APPROACH; MULTIDIMENSIONAL PRACTICE: DIVERSITY IN CONTEXT; CULTURAL COMPETENCE, PRACTICE STAGES AND CLIENT SYSTEMS: A CASE STUDY APPROACH; SOCIAL WORK AND HEALTH CARE POLICY; and RESPONDING TO SUICIDAL CRISIS. He has written articles on Asian Americans, health care delivery and health maintenance organizations, culturally diverse social work practice, suicide prevention,…




Culturally Diverse Social Work Practice


People of Color


Human Diversity


Components of Diversity


Meaning of Diversity


Cross-Cultural Diversity


Social Work and Diversity


Changing Demographics


Generalist Practice


Culturally Diverse Social Work Practice


Critical Perspective


Race, Ethnicity, and Power


Ethnic Family Structure, Culturally Sensitive Family Theories, and Culturally Relevant Therapy Phases


Race, Gender, and Class


Definition of Culturally Diverse Practice


Goals of Culturally Diverse Social Work


The Client in Cultural Perspective


The Rise of Culturally Diverse Practice


Minimal Coverage in Journals


Underemphasis in the Profession


Social Work and Culturally Diverse Curriculum and Training


Personnel


Curriculum


Mental Health Issues and Intervention


Culturally Diverse Social Work Practice Theory Development


Conclusion


References



People of Color


Roots of Culturally Diverse Social Work


Ancient Origins


Modern Trends


American Multicultural Social History


Native Americans


African Americans


Women of Color


Cultural Study 2-1 Opening Up the Women's Movement


Latino Americans


Asian Americans


People of Color Group Experiences


Practice with New Arrivals


Cultural Study 2-2 Culturally Deficient Experience


Practice with Women of Color


Practice with Gays and Lesbians of Color


Practice with Children of Color


Practice with the Racially/Ethnically Mixed


Practice with Older People of Color


Conclusion


References



Culturally Diverse Values


Value Criteria


Social Work Values


Social Work Code of Ethics


Cultural Values


Cultural Study 3-1 Anishinabe Healing Principles and Values


Multicultural Family Values


Cultural Study 3-2 The Family as a Support System


Cultural Study 3-3 Family Strengths


Multicultural Religious and Spiritual Values


Cultural Study 3-4 The Importance of Religion


Cultural Study 3-5 Plains Indians' Spiritual Retreat


Multicultural Identity Values


Cultural Study 3-6 Cultural Values and Coping with Racism


Social Work and Multicultural Values


Value Implications for Practice


Cultural Study 3-7 Family Obligation


Cultural Values Clarification Exercise


Conclusion


References



Social Work Knowledge Theory


Social Work Practice Theory


Systems Theory


Psychosocial Theory


Knowledge Theory and People of Color


Community Level


Family Level


Individual Level


Issues in Culturally Diverse Knowledge Theory


Ethnicity


Cultural Study 4-1 Family Ethnicity


Cultural Study 4-2 Ethnic Identity


Culture


Cultural Study 4-3 Bicultural Socialization


Cultural Study 4-4 Multigenerational Cultural Integration


Cultural Study 4-5 America's Dilemma and Diversity


Gender


Cultural Study 4-6 The Creation of Multicultural Feminist Themes


Cultural Study 4-7 Women of Color Issues


Cultural Study 4-8 The Success of African American Males


Cultural Study 4-9 Cross-Cultural Power Differentials


Cultural Study 4-10 Marital Empowerment


Minority


Social Class


Conclusion


References



A Framework for Social Work Practice with People of Color


Existing Frameworks for Culturally Diverse Social Work


Framework for Traditional Ethnic-Sensitive Practice


Framework for Cross-Cultural Awareness Practice


Framework for Therapy with Culturally Diverse Families


Framework for Assessing and Treating Children of Color


Framework for Cross-Cultural Social Work Practice


Transcultural Framework for Assessment and Therapy with Children and Youth


Framework for the Integration of Ethnic and Gender Identities in Women of Color


Framework for Black Experience-Based Social Work Practice


Framework for Culturally Diverse Social Work Practice


Theoretical Foundation


Cultural Study 5-1 The Emic/Etic Distinction


The Framework


The Process-Stage Approach


Conclusion


References



Contact


Client-System Practice Issues


Resistance


Communication Barriers


Cultural Study 6-1 Decreasing Barriers


Personal and Family Background


Ethnic Community Identity


Worker-System Practice Issues


Multicultural Service Delivery


Cultural Study 6-2 Multicultural Staff Training


Cultural Study 6-3 Preventive Outreach Services, Bilingual/Bicultural Staff, and Accessible Location


Understanding the Ethnic Community


Cultural Study 6-4 The Labor Market and Young Black Men


Cultural Study 6-5 Community Study and Learning Experience


Cultural Study 6-6 Cross-Cultural Personal Biography


Relationship Protocols


Cultural Study 6-7 Working with the Father


Cultural Study 6-8 Understanding Family Protocol


Professional Self-Disclosure


Cultural Study 6-9 Cross-Cultural Self-Disclosure


Cultural Study 6-10 Research on Self-Disclosure


Communication Style


Cultural Study 6-11 Ethnic Communication Styles


Listening Responses


Conclusion


References



Problem Identification


Client-System Practice Issues


Problem Information


Problem Area Disclosure


Cultural Study 7-1 Problem Area Disclosure


Problem Understanding


Cultural Study 7-2 Problem Understanding


Cultural Study 7-3 Problem Responsibility


Worker-System Practice Issues


Problem Orientation


Cultural Study 7-4 The Positive Asset Search


Problem Levels


Cultural Study 7-5 Macro-, Meso-, and Microlevels of Interaction


Problem Themes


Cultural Study 7-6 Employment Discrimination


Cultural Study 7-7 Gender Oppression


Cultural Study 7-8 Cultural Powerlessness


Cultural Study 7-9 Oppression and Powerlessness


Cultural Study 7-10 Exploitation


Cultural Study 7-11 Macrolevel Stereotyping


Problem Area Detailing


Conclusion


References



Assessment


Client-System Practice Issues


Socioenvironmental Impacts


Cultural Study 8-1 Ethnic Identity Conflict


Psychoindividual Reactions


Worker-System Practice Issues


Assessment and Cultural Strengths


Cultural Study 8-2 The Strengths Perspective: An Overview


Cultural Study 8-3 Assessment of Client Strengths


Dimensions of Assessment


Cultural Study 8-4 Racial Issues


Cultural Study 8-5 Bilingual Fluency


Cultural Study 8-6 Acculturation Stress


Cultural Study 8-7 Ethnic Identity Crisis


Cultural Study 8-8 Family Network


Conclusion


References



Intervention


Client-System and Worker-System Practice Issues


Foint Goals and Agreement


Foint Intervention Strategies


Cultural Study 9-1 Liberating Facts


Cultural Study 9-2 Empowerment Intervention Dimensions


Cultural Study 9-3 The Rise and Fall of Affirmative Action


Cultural Study 9-4 Maintenance of Culture


Cultural Study 9-5 Unique Personhood


Levels of Intervention


Cultural Study 9-6 The Process of Empowerment


Cultural Study 9-7 Family Empowerment


Cultural Study 9-8 Immigrant Spousal Violence


Cultural Study 9-9 Intervention with a Refugee


Cultural Study 9-10 The Role of Family as Caregiver


Cultural Study 9-11 Refugee Resettlement


Cultural Study 9-12 Family and Community Social Supports


Cultural Study 9-13 The Extended Family Context


Cultural Study 9-14 Family Network Intervention


Conclusion


References



Termination


Client-System and Worker-System Practice Issues


Cultural Study 10-1 Termination Themes


Termination as Destination


Termination as Recital


Termination as Completion


Follow-Up Strategies


Conclusion


References



Epilogue


Competency-Based Culturally Diverse Social Work Practice


Multicultural Service Delivery


Multicultural Collective Values


Culturally Diverse Knowledge Theory


Culturally Diverse Practice Framework


New Horizons and Challenges for Culturally Diverse Social Work Practice


Dynamic Notions of Culture


Multicultural Social Work Education


White Privilege


Ethnic Life Narratives


Scope of Different Populations


Migration


New Approaches


Conclusion


References


Index