Cultural Competence, Practice Stages, and Client Systems: A Case Study Approach
Bringing together two practice themes—culturally competent practice and practice process stages—Lum's book helps social work students, faculty, and practitioners implement culturally competent principles to the beginning, middle, and ending stages of their work with culturally diverse clients. Additional material, provided by guest contributors, applies these principles to ethnic diverse groups, gender and sexual orientation diverse groups, transitional diverse groups, and age-related diverse...
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Fifteen American social work educators contribute to this resource text for students and practitioners in social and human services. Following an opening chapter explaining the "Cultural Competence, Practice Stages, Client Intersectional Systems, and Case Studies Model," the remaining chapters present case studies on social work practice with various populations—First Nations Peoples; African Americans; Latino Americans; Asian Americans; multiracial/multiethnic clients; women of color; lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered people; immigrants and refugees; persons with disabilities; and older adults of color. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Ch. 1Cultural competence, practice stages, client intersectional systems, and case studies1Ch. 2Social work practice with First Nations peoples32Ch. 3Social work practice with African Americans59Ch. 4Social work practice with Latino Americans88Ch. 5Social work practice with Asian Americans112Ch. 6Social work practice with multiracial/multiethnic clients146Ch. 7Social work practice with women of color173Ch. 8Social work practice with lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people203Ch. 9Social work practice with immigrants and refugees230Ch. 10Social work practice with persons with disabilities287Ch. 11Social work practice with older adults of color320Ch. 12Epilogue359
\ From the Publisher"How the content is presented (i.e. demographics, historical oppression, theory, skills and case studies) is very consistent with what we try to achieve in our curriculum content. Also the clear articulation of cultural competence is quite important for our students to understand."\ "This is a substantive practice-oriented book that is filled with content relevant to all persons who are affiliated with social and human services. It is a useful source for students and social service professionals in all areas and contexts, including those engaged as administrators, managers, supervisors, community organizers and social service practitioners." "It provides good current content on cultural competence, practice and process stages, and it provides good case studies of diverse populations. It includes what I look for in a text: knowledge and skills for practice."\ "This text is very much needed because it brings together cultural competence and practice process steps."\ "Great balance of historical knowledge and its applicability to client experiences. Good case studies, and assistance with questions for discussion."\ \ \
