TITLE: Cultural competence in screening and assessment: Implications for services to young children with special needs ages birth through five
AUTHOR: Anderson, M., & Goldberg, P. F.
PUBLICATION INFORMATION: December, 1991
This 25-page paper, the fourth on cultural diversity by NEC*TAS,
examines issues related to the screening and assessment of infants,
toddlers, and preschoolers from families from various cultural and
linguistic backgrounds. It addresses issues of cultural competence
and provides definitions of key terms. It also presents insights
of five people discussing their experiences with cultural
competence. Finally it offers strategies for parents, policymakers
and professionals interested in ensuring cultural competence in
screening and assessment. Additional resources on the topic are
also provided.
TITLE: Developing mental health programs for minority youth and their families
AUTHOR: Child and Adolescent Service System Program
PUBLICATION INFORMATION: 1986
This monograph provides a summary of conference proceedings with
the hopes of providing a better understanding of the complex issues
that impact on the development, delivery and effectiveness of
mental health services provided to minority children labelled as
having severe emotional needs. This is a report offering
background papers as well as recommendations from a workshop on
mental health program development for minority youth and their
families. It offers an overview of issues and concerns,
recommendations related to policy, research and training,
assessment family involvement and resource development as well as
a national focus for improving services to minority children in the
mental health system and their families. It also provides
descriptions of select programs around the country serving minority
youth and their families.
TITLE: Supporting families with a child with a disability: An international outlook
AUTHOR: Gartner, A., Lipsky, D. K., & Turnbull, A. P.
PUBLICATION INFORMATION: 1991
This books offers readers a look at family supports in nine
countries, including the U.S., and brings together the areas of
family, disability and culture. It also touches briefly on issues
of women and disability. The book begins by providing insight into
how disability has been viewed in different cultures. It gives an
overview of families with a child with a disability and has a
strong parent versus professional focus. The book discusses basic
social welfare and financial assistance, education emotional
support, employment, housing and recreation in each of the nine
countries.
TITLE: Cultural diversity, families and the special education system
AUTHOR: Harry, B.
PUBLICATION INFORMATION: 1992
This book offers a parent perspective (Puerto-Rican) on the special
education process and offers a broad understanding of some of the
cultural aspects that come into play when families become involved
in the education system and the disadvantage parents from low
income and cultural minority groups face. Harry provides an in-
depth ethnographic portrait of twelve Puerto-Rican American
families and looks at how the special education system disempowers
parents. An excellent and very insightful book.
TITLE: Restructuring the participation of African-American parents in special education
AUTHOR: Harry, B.
PUBLICATION INFORMATION: 1992
This article discusses the participation of African-American
parents in the special education system and the two traditional
ways (based on a deficit model) in which African-American families
are viewed as deficient. The article discusses the ramifications
of this posture and what it means for African-American parents and
the attitudes and behaviors such a stance promotes. It discusses
the way in which a number of professionals interact with African-
American parents and the power inequities that exist. Finally, the
article offers a number of suggestions related to how some of these
imbalances might be approached so as to more effectively include
African-American families in the process of education in a manner
where they would feel welcomed and open to contribute. The article
also calls for future research related to action oriented
ethnographic studies. This volume of Exceptional Children is a
special issue related to issues in the education of African-
American youth in special education settings.
TITLE: Empowering low-income Black families of handicapped children
AUTHOR: Kalyanpur, M., & Rao, S.
PUBLICATION INFORMATION: 1991
This article is based on a qualitative research study of four
Black, low-income and single mothers and their perceptions and
interactions with professionals that enter their lives and the
lives of their children. It discusses aspects related to
exclusionary relationships versus more collaborative relationships.
Further the article discusses the implications for professionals
who work with minority families. It is an excellent article which
provides insight from seldom heard from minority families who deal
with the human service system.
TITLE: Ethnic families in America (3rd ed.)
AUTHOR: Mindel, C. H., Habenstein, R. W., & Wright, Jr., R. (Eds.)
PUBLICATION INFORMATION: 1986
This book provides an important look into the vast ethnic identity
of people (specifically families in this case) in this country. It
is divided into sections looking at, for example, European,
Hispanic, Asian, and historically subjugated and socioreligious
ethnic minorities. Within each section are chapters on individual
ethnic groups ranging from Mexican, Cuban, Puerto Rican, African
and Native American, Korean, Chinese Japanese, Arab, Jewish, and
Amish, as well as Polish, Irish, Italian, and Greek Americans.
Each chapter provides an historical background as well as specifics
about the culture, family life, and values of each group. In
addition, the authors have tried to make distinctions between
ethnicity and other forces such as social class and mobility that
affect peoples lives. A good resource overview.
TITLE: Children of color: Psychological interventions with minority youth
AUTHOR: Taylor Gibbs, J., & Larke Nahme Huang and Associates
PUBLICATION INFORMATION: 1989
This book offers a somewhat clinical perspective on the assessment
and treatment of children and adolescents with mental health needs
who belong to minority groups. It looks specifically at Chinese
Americans, Japanese-American, American Indians, African Americans,
Mexican and Puerto Rican Americans as well as Southeast Asian
refugees and bi-racial children and adolescents. It offers
intervention strategies which look at cultural expectations,
linguistic differences and the family structures of each group as
well as several case studies from a multicultural perspective.