Multicultural Perspectives in Working with Families

Elaine Congress, DSW, MSW, is Professor and Associate Dean at the Fordham University Graduate School of Social Service. At the United Nations she represents three NGOs (Non-government Organizations), the International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW), the Institute of Multicultural Counseling and Education Services (IMCES), and Fordham University. Each year she oversees a group of Fordham graduate students at the United Nations. Dr. Congress is also a member of the executive committee of the NGO Committee on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, is Vice-chair of the NGO Committee on Mental Health and is active on the NGO Committee on Migration and the Committee on the Status of Women. She has served as the North American representative on the IFSW's Permanent Committee on Ethical Issues.Manny John González, PhD, is an associate professor and program coordinator of the doctoral program at the Phyllis and Harvey Sandler School of Social Work at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Florida.

• ContributorsForewordPrefaceAcknowledgmentsPART I: OVERVIEW1. Using the Culturagram and an Intersectional Approach in Practice With Culturally Diverse Families2. Practice With Multiracial Individuals and Families3. Transracial Adoption and Transracial Socialization: Clinical Implications and Recommendations4. The DSM-5 From a Multicultural Perspective5. Evidence-Based Practice With Ethnically Diverse ClientsPART II: ADMINISTRATIVE AND LEGAL PERSPECTIVES6. Managing Agencies for Multicultural Services7. Legal Issues in Practice With Immigrants and RefugeesPART III: LIFE CYCLE PERSPECTIVES8. The Multicultural Triangle of the Child, the Family, and the School: Culturally Competent Approaches9. Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Working With Adolescents10. Working With Culturally Diverse Older AdultsPART IV: PRACTICE WITH INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES FROM DIFFERENT RACIAL/ETHNIC BACKGROUNDS AND GENDER ORIENTATION11. Practice With African American Families12. Practice With Hispanic Individuals and Families13. Practice With Asian Immigrant Families and Intergenerational Issues14. Practice With Native American Families15. Practice With Arab American Families16. Practice With Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People and Their FamiliesPART V: PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES WITH MULTICULTURAL FAMILIES17. Health Beliefs, Care, and Access of Individuals and Families From Diverse Backgrounds18. Spirituality and Culturally Diverse Families: The Intersection of Culture, Religion, and Spirituality19. HIV/AIDS and Latinx Families: Practice Considerations20. Substance Abuse21. Practice With Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence22. Culture, Intersectionality, and SuicidePART VI ETHICAL ISSUES AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS23. Ethical Issues and Future DirectionsIndex

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