Includes bibliographical references and index.

A constructivist perspective on clinical social work practice with ethnically diverse clients / Gilbert J. Greene, Carla Jensen, Dorothy Harper Jones -- Differential effects of racial composition on male and female groups : implications for group work practice / Larry E. Davis, Li Chin Cheng, Michael J. Strube -- Marital conflict management : gender and ethnic differences / Richard A. Mackey, Bernard A. O'Brien -- Challenging privilege through Africentric social work practice / Mary E. Swigonski -- Afrocentricity : an emerging paradigm in social work practice / Jerome H. Schiele --Culturally informed social work practice with American Indian clients : guidelines for non-Indian social workers / Edith Ellison Williams, Florence Ellison -- Indigenous people in a multicultural society : unique issues for human services / Hilary N. Weaver -- Toward a values-based approach to multicultural social work research / Edwina S. Uehara ... [et al.] -- Navigating two cultures : deaf children, self-esteem, and parents' communication patterns / Debra D. Desselle, Lynn Pearlmutter -- Promoting same-race adoption for children of color / Leslie Doty Hollingsworth -- Mediation in kinship care : another step in the provision of culturally relevant child welfare services / Maria Wilhelmus -- Reducing racism in schools : moving beyond rhetoric / Michael S. Spencer -- Linking schools, human services, and community : a Puerto Rican perspective / Melvin Delgado -- Promoting the educational achievement of Mexican American young women / Marian A. Aguilar -- Puerto Rican elementary school-age children : assistance with homework as an indicator of natural support strengths / Melvin Delgado -- Violence among urban African American youths : an analysis of environmental and behavioral risk factors / James Herbert Williams, Arlene Rubin Stiffman, John L. O'Neal -- Turning points in the lives of young inner-city men forgoing destructive criminal behaviors : a qualitative study / Margaret Hughes -- Murals in Latino communities : social indicators of community strengths / Melvin Delgado, Keva Barton -- "Gathering the spirit" at First Baptist Church : spirituality as a protective factor in the lives of African American children / Wendy L. Haight -- Politically correct or culturally competent? / Dennis L. Poole -- Alternative health practices in ethnically diverse rural areas : a collaborative research project / Gerald W. Vest ... [et al.] -- Promoting breast cancer screening in rural, African American communities : the "science and art" of community health promotion / Mary Altpeter, Jo Anne L. Earp, Janice H. Schopler -- Mothers' satisfaction with medical care : perceptions of racism, family stress, and medical outcomes in children with diabetes / Wendy F. Auslander ... [et al.] -- Immunization among African American children : implications for social work / Valire Carr Copeland -- Asian and Pacific Islander cultural values : considerations for health care decision making / Linda A. McLaughlin, Kathryn L. Braun -- Health care needs of medically underserved women of color : the role of the Bureau of Primary Health Care / Marilyn H. Gaston ... [et al.] -- The Well : a neighborhood-based health promotion model for black women / Karin A. Elliott Brown ... [et al.] -- Racial differences in discharge planning / Nancy Morrow-Howell ... [et al.] -- Navajo elderly people in a reservation nursing home : admission predictors and culture care practices / Susan O. Mercer --