Toward a framework for social work practice with minorities

The Ethnic Group Experience

“…There is a significant absence of principles concerning practice geared toward persons of color (Lum, 1982). While social workers have traditionally recognized the special needs of minority clients, the lack of specialized practice theory may result from current emphases on other priorities, such as systems theory and effectiveness, as well as the lack of a unified methodology for minority practice (Lum).…”

L’infériorisation sociale : un jeu de simulation pour l’enseignement de l’empathie à l’égard des minorités opprimées

“…Depuis le dé-but des années 70, les publications portant sur le travail social ont constamment rappelé aux praticiennes et praticiens l'importance pour chacun de développer une conscience critique, personnelle et politique (Guterman, 1972;Pinderhughes, 1979Pinderhughes, ,1983Mirelowitz et Grossman, 1975;Kagwa, 1976;Lowenstein, 1976;Longres et McLeod, 1980; SERVICE SOCIAL, vol. 40, n° 3, 1991 Lum, 1982;Ifill, 1989). On a insisté pour que les travailleuses sociales et les travailleurs sociaux reconnaissent les liens entre les statuts sociaux des clientèles infériorisées, les conditions idéologiques et matérielles auxquelles ces gens sont soumis et les impacts sur leur santé, leurs émotions, leurs pensées et leur comportement, de sorte qu'ils ne deviennent pas les boucs émissaires de situations résultant de leurs conditions de vie et de travail (Bailey et Brake, 1975Corrigan et Léonard, 1978;Findlay, 1978;Galper, 1975Galper, ,1980Cil, 1978;Keefe, 1980Keefe, , 1984Léonard, 1975Léonard, , 1984Moreau, 1979Moreau, , 1986Rose et Black, 1985;Simpkin, 1979Simpkin, , 1983Walker et Beaumont, 1981).…”

Ecological and psychocultural mediators in the delivery of services for urban, culturally diverse Hispanic clients.

“…From a psychoanthropological framework (Kleinman, 1978; Lum, 1982; Sue, 1981), various schools or systems of therapy can be characterized as Western, mainstream, middle-class, Anglo-American activities with values, visions, standards, valences, beliefs, and expectations distinct from urban, underacculturated, low-income Hispanics. If a portion of the Hispanic community, especially those in inner city environments, have not had the experience of seeking out or relying on mental health practitioners for problems of living, their knowledge and perceptions of these services will differ markedly from those of acculturated, middle-class Anglo-Americans.…”

“…There also is an extensive body of research demonstrating that current psychological service delivery systems do not adequately identify or reflect ways in which value orientation, ethnic identity, indigenous supports, bilingualism and biculturalism, socioecological conditions, religious beliefs, acculturation forces, and Latino family structure must moderate the planning, implementation, and evaluation of mental health programs for Hispanic families, children, or adults (Arnold, Rosado, & Penfield, 1979;Fernandez, 1979;Dunston, 1983;Durga, 1977;Garcia-Preto, 1982;Isaac, 1985;Juarez, 1985;Katlin, 1982;Kleinman, 1978;Lum, 1982;Mio et al, 1990;President's Commission on Mental Health, 1978;Rosado, 1982;Sue, 1990;Szapocznik, Scopetta, & King, 1978). Additionally, it has been reported that mental health researchers, policy-makers, and practitioners rarely take into account sociological perspectives and anthropological principles within their psychological paradigms and methods when planning for and rendering services for the urban, Hispanic community (Acosta, 1979;Harwood, 1977;Kleinman, 1978;Rosado, 1980Rosado, ,1986.…”