Resources for Diverse Families

 

General

 

Institute of Medicine. (2003). A shared destiny: Community effects of uninsurance. Washington DC: National Academies Press.  www.iom.edu/ininsured

 

Abbott, P.D., Short, E., Dodson, S., Garcia, C., Perkins, J., & Wyant, S. (2002).  Improving your cultural awareness with cultural clues.  Nurse Practitioner, 27(2),

44.

 

Benjamin, M.P. (1998).  Services to minority populations: What does it mean to be a culturally competent professional? Focal Point, 2, 1-5.

 

Cross, T. L., Bazron, B. J., Dennis, K. W., & Isaacs, M. R. (1989). Towards a culturally competent system of care: A monograph on effective services for minority children who are severely emotionally disturbed. Washington, D.C.: CASSP Technical Assistance Center, Georgetown University Child Development Center.

 

Dewees, M. (2001).  Building cultural competence for work with diverse families: Strategies from the privileged side.  Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Diversity in Social Work, 9(3/4), 33-51.

 

Diller, J.V. (1999). Cultural diversity: A primer for the human services.  Scarborough, Ontario:  Wadsworth Publishing Company.

 

Lum, D. (1999). Culturally competent practice:  A framework for growth and action. Scarborough, Ontario:  Brooks/Cole Publishing Company.

 

McGoldrick, M., et al. (1998).  Re-visioning family therapy: Race, culture, and gender in clinical practice.  New York, NY:  The Guilford Press.

 

Mindel, C. H., Habenstein, R.W. and Wright, R. (1998). Ethnic families in America: Patterns and variations. (4th Ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall.

 

Sue, D. W., & Sue, D. (1999). Counseling the culturally different: Theory and practice. (3rd ed.). New York: J. Wiley & Sons.

 

Weaver, H.N. (2005).  Explorations of cultural competence: Journeys to the four directions. Scarborough, Ontario:  Brooks/Cole Publishing Company.

 

Zinn, H. (1995). A people's history of the United States: 1492-present. New York: Harper Perennial.

 

Teaching Tolerance   http://www.tolerance.org/teach/index.jsp

 

African-American Families

 

Barnes, S. (2001).  Stressors and strengths:  A theoretical and practical examination of nuclear, single-parent and augmented African American families.  Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Human Services, 82(5), 449.

 

Bean, R., Perry, B., Bedell, T. M. (2002).  Developing culturally competent marriage and family therapists: Treatment guidelines for non African American therapists working with African American families.  The Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 28(2), 153.

 

Brody, G. H., Kim, S., Murry, V. M., (2003).  Longitudinal links between contextual risks, parenting, and youth outcomes in rural African American families. Journal of Black Psychology, 29(4), 359-377.

 

Brody, G. H., Murry, V. M., Gerrard, M., Gibbons, F., Molgaard, V., McNair, L., Brown, A., Wills, T. A., Spoth, R., Luo, Z., Chen, Y., Neubaum-Carlan, E. (2004).  The Strong African American Families Program: Translating research into prevention programming.  Child Development, 75(3), 900.

 

Brown, S., Cohon, D., Wheeler, R. (2002).  African American extended families and kinship care: How relevant is the foster care model for kinship care?  Children and Youth Services Review, 24(1-2), 53.

 

Bullock, K., Crawford, S., Tennstedt, S. (2003).  Employment and caregiving: Exploration of African American caregivers. Social Work, 48(2), 150.

 

Burton, L. M., Winn, D-M., Stevenson, H., Lawson Clark, S. (2004).  Working with African American clients:  Considering the “homeplace” in marriage and family therapy practices.  Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 30(4), 397.

 

Coard, S.I., Wallace, S. A., Stevenson, H., Brotman, L. M., (2004).  Towards culturally relevant preventive interventions:  The consideration of racial socialization in parent training working with African American families.  Journal of Child and Family Studies, 13(3), 277.

 

Hill, R. (1998).  Understanding black family functioning: A holistic perspective.  Journal of Comparative Family Studies, 29(1), 15.

 

Hill, S. (2001).  Class, race, and gender dimensions in African American families.  Journal of Black Studies, 31(4), 494.

 

Kruzich, J.M., Friesen, B. J., Williams-Murphy, T., Longley, M. J. (2002).  Voices of African American families: Perspectives on residential treatment. Social Work, 47(4), 461.

 

Miller, D.  (1997). Parenting against the odds: African American parents in the child welfare system- a group approach.  Social Work with Groups, 20(1), 5.

 

Mosely-Howard, G. S., & Evans, C. B. (2000).  Relationships and contemporary experiences of the African American family: An ethnographic case study.  Journal of Black Studies, 30(3), 428.

 

Murry, V. M., Kotchick, B. A., Wallace, S., Ketchen, B., Eddings, K., Heller, L., Collier, I. (2004).  Race, culture, and ethnicity: Implications for a community intervention.  Journal of Child and Family Studies, 13(1), 81.

 

Stewart, P. (2004).  Afrocentric approaches to working with African American families. Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Human Services, 85(2), 221.

 

 

 

American Indian Families

 

Donald, K. L., Bradley, L. K., Day, P., Critchley, R., Nuccio, K. E. (2003).  Comparison between American Indian and non-Indian out-of-home placements.  Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Human Services, 84(2), 267.

 

Dykeman, C., Nelson, J. R., Appleton, V. (1995).  Building strong working alliances with American Indian families.  Social Work in Education, 17(3), 148-158.

 

Gonzales-Santin, E. & Napoli, M. (2002).  Intensive home-based and wellness services to Native American families living on reservations:  A model.  Families in Society, 82(3), 315-324.

 

Northwest Indian Child Welfare Institute. (1987). Cross-Cultural Skills in Indian Child Welfare: A Guide for the Non-Indian.  Portland, OR: Author

 

Red Horse, J., Martinez, C., Day, P.A., Day, D., Poupart, J. & Scharnberg, D. (2000). Family preservation: Concepts in American Indian communities. Portland, OR: National Indian Child Welfare Association.

 

Red Horse, J. (1982).  Clinical strategies for American Indian families in crisis. Urban and Social Change Review, 15(2), 17-19.

 

Red Horse, J. (1997). Traditional American Indian family systems. Families, Systems, & Health, 15 (3), 243-250.

 

Red Horse, J. G., Marinez, C., Day, P. (2001). Family preservation: A case study of Indian tribal practice.  Seattle, WA:  Casey Family Programs and the National Indian Child Welfare Association.

 

Seideman, R.Y., Jacobson, S., Primeaux, M., Burns, P., & Weatherby, F. (1996). Assessing American Indian families. MCN, 21, 274-279.

 

Weaver, H. N., White, B. J. (1997). The Native American family circle: Roots of resiliency. Journal of Family Social Work, 2(1), 67-79.

 

Weaver, H. (1999). Indigenous people and the social work profession: Defining culturally competent services. Social Work, 44(3), 217(219).

 

 

Gay and Lesbian Families,

 

Alper, H. (ed.) (1988).  We are everywhere:  Writing by and about lesbian parents.  CA: Crossing Press.

 

Ariel, J. &  McPherson, D. W. (2000).  Therapy with lesbian and gay parents and their children.  Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 26(4), 421-432.

 

Berkman, C. & Zinberg, G. (1997).  Homophobia and heterosexism in social workers.  Social Work, 42 (4), 319-332.

 

Hicks, S. (2000).  ‘Good lesbian, bad lesbian…’:  Regulating heterosexuality in fostering and adoption assessments.  Child and Family Social Work, 5, 157-168.

 

Mallon, G. P. (1999).  Let’s get this straight: A gay-and-lesbian-affirming approach to child welfare.  New York: Columbia University Press.

 

Outfront Minnesota:  http://www.outfront.org/

 

Van Den Bergh, N. & Crisp, C. ( 2004).  Defining culturally competent practice with sexual minorities: Implications for social work education and practice. Journal of Social Work Education, 40( 2), 221-238.

 

Wainright, J. L., Russell, S. T., Patterson, C. J. (2004).  Psychosocial adjustment, school outcomes, and romantic relationships of adolescents with same-sex parents.  Child Development, 75(6), 1886.

 

 

 

 

Immigrant Families

 

Dion, K. K., Dion, K. L. (2001). Gender and cultural adaptation in immigrant families.  Journal of Social Issues, 57(3), 511.

 

Feld, P. & Power, B. (2000).  Immigrants’ access to health care after welfare reform:  Findings from focus groups in four cities.  The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation.  www.kff.org.

 

Fuligni, A. (2001).  A comparative longitudinal approach to acculturation among children from immigrant families. Harvard Educational Review, 71(3), 566.

 

Kwak, K. (2003).  Adolescents and their parents: A review of intergenerational family relations for immigrant and non-immigrant families.  Human Development, 46(2-3), 115.

 

Nauck, B. & Settles, B. (2001) Immigrant and ethnic minority families: An introduction. Journal of Comparative Family Studies, 32(4), 461.

 

Phinney, J. S., Ong, A., Madden, T. (2000).  Cultural values and intergenerational value discrepancies in immigrant and non-immigrant families.  Child Development, 71(2), 528.

 

Phinney, J.S., Romero, I., Nava, M., Huang, D. (2001).  The role of language, parents, and peers in ethnic identity among adolescents in immigrant families.  Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 30(2), 135.

 

Reardon-Anderson, J., Capps, R., & Fix, M. (2002).  The health and well-being of children in immigrant families.  The Urban Institute, series B, 52.

 

Treas, J., Mazumdar, S. (2004).  Kinkeeping and caregiving: Contributions of older people in immigrant families.  Journal of Comparative Family Studies, 35(1), 105.

 

Usita, P., Blieszner, R. (2002).  Immigrant family strengths: Meeting communication challenges.  Journal of Family Issues, 23(2), 266.

 

 

***This is not meant to be a comprehensive list and the UMD Social Work Department does not necessarily support all the information or claims made in these sources. ***