Culturally Diverse Parent-Child and Family Relationships: A Guide for Social Workers and Other Practitioners

by Nancy Boyd Webb, Doman Lum

Overview

In an increasingly diverse social environment, misunderstandings often arise between practitioners in the helping professions and clients from different racial and ethnic backgrounds. This book investigates the culturally specific beliefs and child-rearing practices of five major racial/ethnic groups: African Americans, Latinos, Native Americans, Asian Americans, and European Americans. Analyses of case vignettes illustrate the book's dual focus on the practitioners' own views in addition to those of their culturally diverse clients. Guidelines offer suggestions for effective engagement and work with culturally diverse families.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780231118187
Publisher:	Columbia University Press
Publication date:	07/10/2001
Series:	Social Work Series
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	384
Product dimensions:	6.20(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.10(d)
Lexile:	1340L (what's this?)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Nancy Boyd Webb is Distinguished Professor for the Graduate School of Social Service at Fordham University.

Table of Contents

Foreword, by Doman Lum
Part One: Parent-Child and Family Relationships: A Culturally Responsive Strengths Perspective
1. Working with Culturally Diverse Children and Families, by Nancy Boyd Webb
2. Ethical Issues in Work with Culturally Diverse Children and Their Families, by Elaine P. Congress
3. A Framework for Culturally Responsive Practice, by Brenda Williams-Gray
Part Two: Parent-Child Relationships and Parenting Patterns in Selected Culture Groups
African American Families
4. Parent and Child Relationships in African American Families, by Harriette Pipes McAdoo
5. Parent-Child Relationships in Caribbean Families, by Claudette P. J. Crawford-Brown and J. Melrose Rattray
Latino Families
6. Parenting in Mainland Puerto Rican Families, by Luis H. Zayas, Ian A. Canino, and Zulema E. Su·rez
7. Parenting in Mexican American Families, by Eunice C. Garcia
8. Parenting in Cuban American Families, by Teresa Bevin
Native American Families
9. Parenting in Native American Families, by Geri Glover
Asian American Families
10. Parenting in Chinese American Families, by Shi-Jiuan Wu
11. Parenting in Vietnamese American Families, by Monit Cheung and Sabrina My Hang Nguyen
12. Parenting in Japanese American Families, by Tazuko Shibusawa
European American Families
13. Parenting in European American/White Families, by Peg McCartt Hess and Howard J. Hess
Part Three: Challenges and Guidelines in Working with Culturally Diverse Families
14. Strains and Challenges of Culturally Diverse Practice: A Review with Suggestions to Avoid Culturally Based Impasses, by Nancy Boyd Webb
15. Educating Students and Practitioners for Culturally Responsive Practice, by Nancy Boyd Webb

Editorial Reviews

In an increasingly diverse social environment misunderstandings are inevitable between human services professionals and clients from different racial or ethnic backgrounds. This book attempts to eliminate many of these misunderstandings with investigations into the culturally specific beliefs and childrearing practices of five major racial or ethnic groups.... These beliefs are illustrated with analyses of case vignettes and reflect the author's dual focus on the views of culturally diverse clients and the perspective of the practitioners themselves.

Journal of Social Work Education

I found this book to be extrememly informative and a potent resource for any helping professional and students in clinical programs.

Journal of Family Psychotherapy - Kyle Killian

I found this book to be extrememly informative and a potent resource for any helping professional and students in clinical programs.

— Kyle Killian

Journal of Family Psychotherapy

To help answer questions her students were asking about working effectively with clients whose values and child-rearing practices strong diverged from their own, Webb (social service, Fordham U.) assembled case studies and discussion from other scholars of mental health and social work. She hopes the insights will also be helpful for other students of counseling, psychology, and marriage and family work. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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