Social Work with Latinos: A Cultural Assets Paradigm
"Dr. Delgado takes the readers to a level beyond the basic knowledge that is available in the social work profession about the Latino population. As a professional Latina it is intellectually stimulating to see a book that goes deeper in exploring cultural and institutional issues that affect the lives of immigrant families....Dr. Delgado's formulation of a cultural assets paradigms offers the reader a theoretical view of ways to assess and design interventions that are supportive of Latino culture." - Ana Paulino, EdD, ACSW, Associate Professor at Hunter College School of Social Work, City University of New York"Melvin Delgado provides a refreshing alternative to the old deficit approach to social service practice with Latino populations. I am sure this model will greatly aid in the development of culturally relevant evidence-based practices that will prove to be effective in addressing many of the health and social problems confronted by Latinos at the neighborhood, city, state, and national levels." - Mario de la Rosa, Ph.D., Professor, School of Social Work and Director, Center for Research on US Latinos, Florida International University"Dr. Delgado takes the readers to a level beyond the basic knowledge that is available in the social work profession about the Latino population. As a professional Latina it is intellectually stimulating to see a book that goes deeper in exploring cultural and institutional issues that affect the lives of immigrant families....Dr. Delgado's formulation of a cultural assets paradigms offers the reader a theoretical view of ways to assess and design interventions that are supportive of Latino culture." - Ana Paulino, EdD, ACSW, Associate Professor at Hunter College School of Social Work, City University of New York"Melvin Delgado provides a refreshing alternative to the old deficit approach to social service practice with Latino populations. I am sure this model will greatly aid in the development of culturally relevant evidence-based practices that will prove to be effective in addressing many of the health and social problems confronted by Latinos at the neighborhood, city, state, and national levels." - Mario de la Rosa, Ph.D., Professor, School of Social Work and Director, Center for Research on US Latinos, Florida International University"Professor Delgado has provided an essential scholarly achievement that will continue to provide direction and guidance to scholars, advocates, practitioners, and policy makers engaged in serving and understanding the Latino community in the United States. The book is a timely and thoughtful volume that provides a different assessment and a calming voice to an increasingly heated and difficult national debate on immigration reform."--Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare