Cultural Competence in Process and Practice Building Bridges

by Rothman, Juliet C.

• ISBN13: 9780205500697
• ISBN10: 0205500692
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-02-20
• Publisher: Pearson

Summary

Now more than ever, the populations social workers must be trained to work with represent the broadest spectrum of humanity in ethnicity,culture, race, religion, worldview, gender, sexual orientation, ability, and in life experiences. This text will prepare students to work with any population they will encounter in their professional career. It's divided into 3 parts-Unit 1 covers social work processes, Unit 2 contains student case examples, and unit 3 contains student exercises.

Table of Contents

Preface

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Cultural Competence in the Social Work Setting

Introduction

Understanding Cultural Competence

A Range of Similarities and Differences

Commonly Used Terms

The Professional Commitment to Cultural Competence

Personal Growth and Professional Growth

Summary

Group Affiliation and Identity

Social Structures and Affiliation

One Person, Many Identities

Summary

Vulnerability, Oppression, and Power

Oppression

Power

Entitlement and Marks

Summary

Practice Frameworks for Diversity Competence

General Practice Frameworks

Ecological Perspective

Strengths Perspective

Empowerment

Culturally Competent Practice Models

Green's Multi-Ethnic Approach

Lum's Process-Stage Model

Devore and Schlessinger's Ethnic-Sensitive Model

A Model for Knowledge Acquisition

Ensuring Effective and Accurate Communication

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The Skills of Culturally Competent Practice

Engagement, Trust and Relationship Building

Assessment

Need Definition and Contracting

Intervention

Evaluation and Termination

Utilization of Cultural Resources

Advocacy

Summary

Cultural Competence in the Context of Practice

The Agency Environment - The Community

The agency Environment - Cultural Factors

Agency Services and Policies

Summary

Knowledge and Practice: A Summary

Knowledge Acquisition

Application of Knowledge: Assessing Agency, Programs and Services, and Personal Cultural Competencies

Summary

Projects in Cultural Competence in Practice

Introduction

Cultural Competence with Racial and Ethnic Groups

African-Americans Cheryl Pascual

African-Americans Richie Zevin

Filipino-Americans Rose Solorzano

Iranian-Americans Greg Cohen

Chinese-Americans Kenya Sullivan

Chinese-Americans Caroline Cangelosi

Undocumented Mexicans Rosailda Perez

Working Class Caucasians Eva Wexler

Cultural Competence with Gender and Sexual Orientations

Transgender People Elissa Klein

Transgender People Lisa Dazols

African-American Men on the Down Low William Beyer

Cultural Competence with People with Disabilities

Deaf People Allison Reid-Cunningham

Mental Health Services Consumers Megan Moore

Cultural Competence with Age Groups

Elderly People Christina Pollard

Adolescents Erica Tom

Cultural Competence with Special Populations

Homeless People Michelle Scheurich

Incarcerated Women Victoria Fleming

Alcoholics Lawrence Smith

Veterans of the Vietnam War Nancy O'Neil

Workbook

Introduction

Workbook

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