Karen Harper-Dorton

Cultural awareness in the helping professions is crucial to providing the best possible care. In this expanded new edition of Cross-Cultural Practice, the authors uniquely present factors common to diverse ethnic and cultural populations that are useful in building cross-cultural competence. Building on the existential concepts of Victor Frankl, the text provides a framework for helping families and individuals discover meaning and meaning opportunities in daily living. The book is organized into chapters dedicated to specific population profiles. New chapters give an overview of key concepts used throughout the book and summarize the authors' theoretical approach toward cross-cultural practice.

Updated and new, this practice text has both US and UK authors of distinction. It targets working with children and their families in the context of their daily lives - in their homes, families, and communities. The authors use a problem-solving approach to provide helping strategies for a variety of problems and problem behaviors that occur in families. Professors Harper-Dorton and Herbert take into account current pressures for short-term care, attention to measuring outcomes, family permanency, and various family structures and support systems that include mentoring and empowering families for their lifelong journey in their communities and homes. This latest edition retains the merits of the earlier editions but is enhanced by expanded coverage of cross-cultural issues, family mentoring, and problems specific to adolescence.