Authors: Rowena Fong
ISBN-13: 9781572309319, ISBN-10: 1572309318
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Guilford Publications, Inc.
Date Published: November 2003
Edition: 1st Edition
Rowena Fong, EdD, MSW, is Professor of Social Work at the University of Texas at Austin.
Meeting a crucial need for social workers and other practitioners, as well as students, this authoritative text covers the breadth of issues involved in working with immigrant and refugee children and families. Within an innovative conceptual framework, essential knowledge is presented to guide culturally competent practice with clients from over 14 immigrant groups whose numbers are growing in the United States today. Expert authors review the history of each group's migration to the U.S. and discuss key issues facing families, including cultural conflicts, trauma associated with refugee experiences and/or illegal status, and the effects of poverty and discrimination. Particular attention is given to ways that the practitioner can help families draw on culturally based resources for coping and resilience as they navigate the challenges of their new lives. Throughout, recommendations for strengths-based assessment and intervention are brought to life in detailed case examples.
Ch. 1 | Overview of Immigrant and Refugee Children and Families | 1 |
Ch. 2 | Theoretical Perspectives for Culturally Competent Practice with Immigrant Children and Families | 19 |
Ch. 3 | Contexts and Environments for Culturally Competent Practice | 39 |
Ch. 4 | Filipino Children and Families | 60 |
Ch. 5 | Korean Children and Families | 81 |
Ch. 6 | Lao Children and Families | 100 |
Ch. 7 | Hmong Children and Families | 122 |
Ch. 8 | Asian Indian Children and Families | 146 |
Ch. 9 | South Asian Muslim Children and Families | 163 |
Ch. 10 | Latino Children and Families | 183 |
Ch. 11 | Cuban Children and Families | 202 |
Ch. 12 | Dominican Children and Families | 217 |
Ch. 13 | Ecuadorian and Colombian Children and Families | 233 |
Ch. 14 | Nicaraguan and Salvadoran Children and Families | 253 |
Ch. 15 | Balkan Children and Families | 274 |
Ch. 16 | Russian Children and Families | 289 |
Ch. 17 | Culturally Competent Contextual Social Work Practice and Intersectionality | 310 |
Index | 315 |