College in the Schools - FSOS 1211: An Interdisciplinary Look at the Family in Multicultural America

Encompassing the most current issues faced by multicultural families across the lifespan and the social workers who serve them, this popular textbook contains ten new chapters and provides content that has been significantly expanded throughout. These new and reconceived chapters offer professors and social work graduate students a broader and more comprehensive take on the key issues that arise when treating families from diverse cultural backgrounds and current, evidence-based models for assessment and treatment. New chapters include: .: Evidence-based models of care for ethnically-diverse families; Practice with Asian-American families; Practice with Native American and indigenous families; Practice with Hispanic families; Practice with Arab families; Practice with adolescents; Practice with families when there is risk of suicide; Practice with families dealing with substance use and abuse; Practice with families around health issues; Legal issues with immigrants. Contributors to the text are leaders in the field of multicultural issues that encompass a wide range of racial and ethnic populations. Updated case studies, vignettes, and statistical data underscore the book's content.;. 1 Using the Culturagram to Assess and Empower Culturally Diverse Families. 2 Integrative Practice with Multicultural Families. 3 Evidences-Based Models of Care with Multicultural Families. 4 Managing Agencies for Multicultural Services. 5 The Multicultural Triangle of the Child, the Family, and the School. 6 Issues with Multicultural Adolescents. 7 Young Working Men. 8 Working with Culturally Diverse Older Adults. 9 Grandparents Raising Grandchildren. 10 An Afrocentric Approach in Working with African American Families. 11 Practice with Hispanic American Families. 12 Practice with Asian American Families. 13 Practice with Native American/Indigenous Families. 14 Arab American Families: Assessment & Treatment. 15 Practice with LGBT Individuals and Their Families. 16 Spirituality and Culturally Diverse Families. 17 Legal Issues That Impact Clinical Practice. 18 Clinical Practice with Immigrants and Refugees. 19 Trauma & Immigrant/Refugee Families. 20 Working with HIV-Affected Culturally Diverse Families. 21 Working with Families with Substance Abuse. 22 Working with Domestic and Family Violence. 23 Multicultural Populations & Suicide. 24 Health & Disability in Multicultural Families. 25 Ethical Issues & Future Discussions

This research-based and highly applied text aims to increase students' sensitivity, awareness, and knowledge regarding the role of ethnicity, race, and culture and how they influence human behavior and adjustment. A diverse and highly respected team of authors provides a comprehensive introduction to the study of multicultural psychology.