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Social work practice with African Americans in urban environments /
The experiences of African Americans in urban communities are distinct from those of other ethnic groups, and to be truly understood require an in-depth appreciation of the interface between micro- and macro-level factors. This sweeping text, an outgrowth of a groundbreaking urban social work curric...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Springer Publishing Company,
2015, ©2016.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgment; Share Social Work Practice With African Americans in Urban Environments; Section I: Conceptualizing Urban Social Work; Chapter 1: Urban Social Work With African Americans: Critical Perspectives, Concepts, and Theories; Underlying Assumptions, Beliefs, and Principles; Critical Concepts, Perspectives, and Theories; Conceptualizing a Social Work Curriculum: Case Study; School of Social Work Goals; Implications; For Further Study; References; Chapter 2: African American Pioneers of Urban Social Work; Women's Club.
- The Politics of ReformSettlement Houses; The National Urban League; Housing in the Cities; Taking Care of Children and Youth; Discussion; Implications; For Further Study; Notes; References; Section II: Children, Youth, and Families; Chapter 3: Child Welfare in Urban Environments; Recent Trends in Foster Care; Demographic Trends in Foster Care; Demographic Trends in Maryland; Disproportionality: Child Welfare; Financing Child Welfare: Penetration Rates; Trauma: Child Welfare; Workforce Issues; Trauma Typologies; Trauma and Attachment Issues for Children; Trauma and Mental Health.
- Trauma and Well-BeingTrauma: Helping the Child Welfare Professional; Trauma-Informed Practice and Interventions; Implications for Policy; Implications for Social Work Education; Implications for Practice; For Further Study; References; Chapter 4: Engaging Urban African American Adolescents in Treatment; Culturally Competent Practice With Urban Adolescents; The Urban Adolescent; Poverty; Family Structure; Community Violence; Substance Abuse; Engaging the African American Adolescent; Rap Therapy; Implications; For Further Study; References.
- Chapter 5: Coming to America: Black Immigrants in Urban CommunitiesBlack Immigrants Defined; Black Caribbean Immigrants; African Immigrants; Urban Black Immigrants: Immigration and Social Policy; Historical Analysis; Contemporary Policies; Ecological Framework in Understanding Black Immigrant Families; Black Immigrant Family Systems and Child Rearing; Crime and Police Interaction; Education; Mezzo- and Macro-Level Environments; Help-Seeking Behaviors; Formal and Informal Support Systems; Implications; Cultural Competence; Advocacy; For Further Study; References.
- Chapter 6: That Is So Queer: Building a Foundation for Working With African American Lesbian, Gay, and Transgender Individuals in the CommunityRelevant Core Competencies (Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards); In the Life: Black Gay and Lesbian Lives; Black Gay Male Case Study-Evaluation Research; Youth and Older GLT Lives; GLT Youth Case Study-Advocacy and Policy; BGLT Older Lives; GLT Elder Case Study-Program Development; Transgender Lives; Transgender Population Case Study-Individual Practice; Implications; For Further Study; Notes; References.