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Social Work Practice with Latinos
Social Work & Criminal Justice Books
  • Rich Furman, University of Washington Tacoma
  • Nalini Negi
Description

Latinos are now the largest ethnic minority population in the United States and still they encounter a great deal of misunderstanding, prejudice, and discrimination. Utilizing a strengthsbased perspective, Social Work Practice with Latinos addresses the unique needs of this diverse population.

Written by practitioners and scholars from many disciplines, this book discusses social issues of consequence to Latinos and specific strengths and risk factors of the Latino community. They then offer methods that utilize these strengths to ensure a culturallycompetent approach to practice with Latino populations. Each chapter is accompanied by key questions for personal and group reflection to facilitate discussion and understanding of these vital themes.

The editors have nearly three decades of combined experience working with Latino populations inside and outside the United States. Drawing on this experience, they integrate these varied perspectives to prepare students and practitioners for practice with this richly diverse community.

Publication Date
1-1-2010
Publisher
Lyceum Books
ISBN
978-1933478579
Citation Information
Rich Furman and Nalini Negi. Social Work Practice with Latinos. Chicago, IL(2010)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/rich-furman/17/