1st Edition

Families and Health Cross-Cultural Perspectives

By Jorge Delva Copyright 2001
112 Pages
by Routledge

112 Pages
by Routledge

112 Pages
by Routledge

Promote culturally competent social work practice with families of many traditions! This broad-ranging book highlights the enormous importance of the family in enhancing individuals’ health and in safeguarding mental health. Families and Health offers an international scope and a multicultural frame of reference. The original research presented here includes both qualitative and... Read more
Contents
  • Editor’s Comments
  • Guest Editor’s Statement
  • A Study of Attitudes Toward Aging and Caregiving Patterns Among Samoan Families in Hawaii
  • Searching for Family: Voices of Florida’s Foster Children
  • Family Involvement and Schizophrenia: A Developmental Model
  • The Role of Family in Promoting Drug Free Communities in Nigeria
  • A Study of Family Fighting and Illegal Drug Use Among Adults Who Completed Substance Abuse Treatment
  • Parental Involvement, Needs and Drug-Related Service Utilization Among Mexican Middle and High School Students
  • American Beauty???
  • Index
  • Reference Notes Included

Biography

Jorge Delva