Managing Multiculturalism in Substance Abuse Services

Klappentext The increased number of ethnic groups living in Western societies offers challenges to the successful development and delivery of drug abuse services. This volume examines the history, patterns of drug use, customs and beliefs of five major racial groups - African, Asian, European, Native and Hispanics - and their relation to current treatment for drug abuse. Contributors address critical issues and make recommendations for change in public policy. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword - Michael S Cunningham Introduction PART ONE: CONCEPTUAL ISSUES Historical and Theoretical Considerations - Janine Moore Lee Implications for Multiculturalism in Substance Abuse Services Problems of Definition - Larry Dyer PART TWO: CULTURAL GROUPINGS African American Perspective - Jacob U Gordon Asian American Perspective - Man Keung Ho European American Perspective - Richard Hayton Some Considerations The Latino Perspective - Fernando I Soriano A Sociocultural Portrait Native American Perspective - Mary Lee Robbins PART THREE: MANAGING DIVERSITY Drug-Free Schools - Nelly Ukpokodu A Multicultural Education Approach Multicultural Model for Program Evaluation - Edith M Freeman The Role of Leadership in the Substance Abuse Field - Jacob U Gordon Conclusions - Jacob U Gordon

Product details

• Authors: Jacob U. Gordon
• Assisted by: Jacob U. Gordon (Editor), Gordon Jacob U. (Editor)
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 23.08.1994
• EAN: 9780803957350
• ISBN: 978-0-8039-5735-0
• No. of pages: 280
• Subjects: Guides > Health > Miscellaneous; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Miscellaneous; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Minority Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Disease & Health Issues, Anthropology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Work, Drug & substance abuse: social aspects, Social Work, Ethnic groups and multicultural studies, Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies, Drugs and alcohol: social aspects, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Biracial & Multiracial Studies, Substance Abuse Counseling