“The strength of this book is the empowerment-oriented perspective that emphasizes that identity is a much more complicated, fluid, and heterogeneous construct than any one category implies.”

- Patricia O'Brien, University of Illinois, Chicago

CRITICAL MULTICULTURAL SOCIAL WORK

Jose Sisneros, New Mexico Highlands University
Catherine Stakeman, Director, NASW Maine Chapter
Mildred C. Joyner, West Chester University
Cathryne L. Schmitz, University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Critical Multicultural Social Work is the first book to explore multicultural practice from a critical perspective. The authors provide tools and techniques that enable readers to recognize their own perspectives and find meaning and importance in what they learn. The text examines oppression and diversity across multiple dimensions, including race and ethnicity, gender, sex and sexual orientation, and ability/disability. In addition to presenting the history of diversity as well as a basic framework for evaluating the issue, the authors guide practitioners through enlightened self-reflection to encourage awareness and sensitivity as they work with clients.

Features

• Clearly explains dense critical theory and relates it to the realities of everyday life
• Confronts stereotypes and involves readers in a process of questioning their own hidden assumptions
• Provides a basic theoretical framework for exploring issues of diversity
• Presents historical information from a variety of perspectives, allowing readers to track their own biases

Contents

References
Index

About the Authors

Jose Sisneros (MSW, Arizona State University; PhD, University of Denver) is associate professor at New Mexico Highlands University. He has thirty-two years practice experience as a social worker.

Catherine Stakeman (MSW, Boston College; DSW, Catholic University in Washington, DC) is currently the executive director of the NASW Maine Chapter.

Mildred C. Joyner (MSW, Howard University) is professor of social work and director/chairperson of the Undergraduate Social Work Program at West Chester University.

Cathryne L. Schmitz (MSW, University of Washington; PhD, Ohio State University) is professor and director/chairperson of the Department of Social Work at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

2008, Paper, 136 Pages, ISBN 978-1-933478-14-2, Price $19.95