Service Needs among Latino Immigrant Families: Implications for Social Work Practice

Social Work ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 59 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Ayon
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Immigrant Families ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
Service Needs ◽  
Latino Immigrant Families ◽  
Latino Immigrant

Cultural Competency: A Key to Effective Future Social Work with Racially and Ethnically Diverse Elders

2005 ◽  
Vol 86 (3) ◽  
pp. 347-358 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jong Won Min
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Ethnic Diversity ◽  
Ethnically Diverse ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
Future Generations ◽  
Service Needs ◽  
Gerontological Social Work ◽  
Strategic Approach ◽  
Racial Ethnic

With 2 dominant demographic imperatives of the aging population and increasing racial/ethnic diversity of the older population, current and future generations of racially and ethnically diverse elders are expected to experience complex and diverse sets of service needs. More than ever, the social work profession needs a strategic approach to working with current and future generations of diverse elders. The author presents information that allows a better understanding of future issues and problems facing racial/ethnic minority elders and discusses how social work can effectively and successfully address these future needs. Five specific recommendations are proposed: (a) reconceptualize race/ethnicity and diversity in social work practice, (b) identify and develop a conceptual framework for social work with racially and ethnically diverse elders, (c) consider a multidisciplinary community-oriented and neighborhood-based approach, (d) advance culturally competent gerontological social work with diverse elders, and (e) strengthen gerontological social work education with an emphasis on cultural competence.

scholarly journals Mexican Immigrant Families Under Siege: The Impact of Anti-Immigrant Policies, Discrimination, and the Economic Crisis

10.18060/2692 ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 206-228 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cecilia Ayón ◽  
David Becerra
Keyword(s):  
Economic Crisis ◽  
Racial Profiling ◽  
Immigrant Families ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The United States ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
Immigration Policies ◽  
Latino Immigrant Families ◽  
Latino Immigrant ◽  
The Impact

Latino immigrants have historically faced many challenges living in the United States (U.S.). The economic crisis combined with new anti-immigration policies and harsh enforcement strategies may exacerbate the stress and anxiety Latino immigrant families already endure as a result of discrimination and financial hardships. The purpose of this study was to understand the current challenges Latino immigrant families encounter within an anti-immigrant social-political environment. Fifty-two first generation immigrants participated in focus group sessions, which lasted between 90 and 120 minutes. The findings reveal that the economic crisis, anti-immigration policies, and enforcement strategies have deleterious effects on Latino immigrant families’ well-being. Participants stated that their limited English proficiency status and racial profiling were the basis for discriminatory practices they endured. Discrimination is experienced through instances of micro-aggression, as well as horizontal discrimination and institutional discrimination. Implications for social policy, social work practice, and research are discussed.

scholarly journals Identifying Social Service Needs of Muslims Living in a Post 9/11 Era: The Role of Community-Based Organizations

10.18060/4180 ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 395-415 ◽  
Author(s):  
Micheal L. Shier ◽  
John R. Graham
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Service Provider ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Organizational Context ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
Service Needs

In this qualitative study the investigators sought to better understand the ways in which service provider organizations (n=19) working with Muslim service providers have adapted to the changing social and political contexts in a post-9/11 era in New York City, and how this changing environment has affected the types of services that Muslims need. Service providers described two general ways in which services were adapted: 1) they have sought to address limits in service delivery programs that were a result of emerging sociopolitical dynamics (such as increasing discrimination) through adaptations to existing programs or through the development of new initiatives, programs, and organizations; and 2) they have adapted programs and services to meet the emerging sociocultural demands (such as changing attitudes towards help-seeking, and presenting problems of services users) of the Muslim population. The study illustrated the role of service provider organizations in adapting existing services, or creating new services, in response to a changing sociopolitical context. Social work education must focus attention on how social workers can adapt and create organizations that are responsive to the changing needs of service users. More curriculum content is necessary on the intra- and inter-organizational context of direct social work practice, with particular attention to innovation and adaptation within and between human service organizations.

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