Melvin Delgado

Social Work with Latinos

Social, Economic, Political, and Cultural Perspectives

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book is specifically focused on preparing social workers for practice and research focused on Latinos in the United States. It provides readers with a multi-faceted and updated perspective on this community, including dispersal patterns across the United States and tapping cultural assets for development of social interventions.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• 2nd edition
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Juli 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 155mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 499g
• ISBN-13: 9780190684792
• ISBN-10: 0190684798
• Artikelnr.: 48249997

Autorenporträt

Melvin Delgado, PhD, Professor of Social Work & Co-Director, Center on Addictions Research and Services (CARS), Boston University School of Social Work. Dr. Delgado has devoted his professional career to practice and scholarly writing on urban communities with a special focus on Latinos and other people of color.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Section 1: Setting the Context
Chapter 1: Foundation/Overview
Chapter 2: Demographics (Profile and Projections)
Chapter 3: Profile of Latinos' Health Needs
Chapter 4: Access Challenges and Barriers to Services
Chapter 5: Latino Best Practice Principles and Themes
Chapter 6: Cultural Assets Paradigm
Chapter 7: Latino Cultural Values
Section 2: A View from the Field of Practice (micro, mezzo and macro)
Chapter 8: Cultural Assets in Action
Chapter 9: Social Interventions
Chapter 10: Practice Applications and Considerations
References
Index