Multicultural Approaches in Caring for Children, Youth, and Their FamiliesNeil A. Cohen, Thanh V. Tran, Siyon Y. Rhee Pearson, Allyn and Bacon Publishers, 2007 - 388 páginas Multicultural Approaches in Caring for Children, Youth, and Their Families emphasizes the importance of utilizing a pro-active, strengths-based practice strategy in working with multi-culturally diverse children, youth, families, organizations and communities. The text adds to the body of child welfare practice knowledge by blending contemporary child issues with emphasis on practice skill enhancement. The book's authors have systematically focused on serving communities, child welfare organizations and families of different racial, ethnic, religious, economic, and structural backgrounds. Emphasis is placed on developing a pro-active, strengths-based practice strategy. Each chapter contains rich case examples wherein the respective authors present teaching points designed to further the reader's comprehension of knowledge for practice. Our book also contains new material on white ethnics, working with torture victims, issues surrounding fairness and equity in the child welfare system, and administrative, policy practices and their interface with multicultural dynamics in services to children, youth and families. |
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... annual median family income of API households was $ 53,635 , compared to the national average of $ 50,046 ( U.S. Census Bureau , 2003b ) . This figure represents the highest among the nation's major racial groups . While paradoxically ...
... annual median family income of API households was $ 53,635 , compared to the national average of $ 50,046 ( U.S. Census Bureau , 2003b ) . This figure represents the highest among the nation's major racial groups . While paradoxically ...
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... annual basis to survivors of other situations who are in the United States when the U.S. government deems that it is temporarily unsafe for them to return to their homelands , such as those from Sudan , Sierra Leone , and Burundi who ...
... annual basis to survivors of other situations who are in the United States when the U.S. government deems that it is temporarily unsafe for them to return to their homelands , such as those from Sudan , Sierra Leone , and Burundi who ...
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... Annual Status Report . Washington , DC : American Council on Education , pp . 39–67 . Hurh , W.M. and Kim , K.C. ( 1990 ) . Correlates of Asian Immigrants ' mental health . Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease , 178 ( 11 ) , 703–711 ...
... Annual Status Report . Washington , DC : American Council on Education , pp . 39–67 . Hurh , W.M. and Kim , K.C. ( 1990 ) . Correlates of Asian Immigrants ' mental health . Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease , 178 ( 11 ) , 703–711 ...
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CHAPTER THREE | 75 |
CHAPTER FOUR | 114 |
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