Enhancing Social Work Practice with Ethnic Minority Youth

Sharon D. Johnson, Larry E. Davis, James H. Williams

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Abstract

Social workers have the task of addressing issues that are unique to ethnic minority youth in clinical practice; however, they may be ill equipped to begin practice with these youth due to a lack of specificity within generalist curricula. Using African-American youth as an example, the paper provides evidence that there are critical areas of development and functioning that diverge from the generalist perspective. Social workers are provided with strategies to fill gaps in their knowledge of ethnic-minority youth to enhance their direct practice with this population.
Original languageAmerican English
JournalChild and Adolescent Social Work Journal
Volume21
StatePublished - Dec 2004

Disciplines

  • Social and Behavioral Sciences

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