Culturally Competent Practice With Immigrant and Refugee Children and Families

by Fong, Rowena

• ISBN13: 9781572309319
• ISBN10: 1572309318
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-11-04
• Publisher: The Guilford Press

Summary

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.

Author Biography

Rowena Fong, EdD, MSW, is Professor of Social Work at the University of Texas at Austin.

Table of Contents

Overview of Immigrant and Refugee Children and Families	p. 1
Theoretical Perspectives for Culturally Competent Practice with Immigrant Children and Families	p. 19
Contexts and Environments for Culturally Competent Practice	p. 39
Filipino Children and Families	p. 60
Korean Children and Families	p. 81
Lao Children and Families	p. 100
Hmong Children and Families	p. 122
Asian Indian Children and Families	p. 146
South Asian Muslim Children and Families	p. 163
Latino Children and Families	p. 183
Cuban Children and Families	p. 202
Dominican Children and Families	p. 217
Ecuadorian and Colombian Children and Families	p. 233
Nicaraguan and Salvadoran Children and Families	p. 253
Balkan Children and Families	p. 274
Russian Children and Families	p. 289
Culturally Competent Contextual Social Work Practice and Intersectionality	p. 310
Index	p. 315
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