Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-270) and indexes.

Cultural diversity and social work practice -- Changing social scene and social work -- Increasing diversity of the U.S. population -- Likely future -- Social work and the changing society -- Preparing for the future -- Discovering the assets of social work -- Recognizing the need for another approach to culturally competent social work -- Presenting another approach to culturally competent social work -- Essential of culturally competent social work practice -- Understanding others : commonalities among groups -- Cultural different from Mainstream Americans -- General considerations for intervention -- General principles of culturally competent practice -- Stages of intervention with culturally different clients -- Engagement and problem identification phase of intervention -- Assessment phase of intervention-- Planning phase of intervention -- Implementing the agreed-upon plan phase of intervention-- Evaluation and termination phase of intervention -- Understanding and working with Latino Americans -- Latino Americans: who are they? -- A historical overview of Latino Americans : commonality of experiences -- Common characteristics : commonality of cultures and world view -- Diversity within : subgroup and intragroup differences among Latino Americans -- Major needs and problems of Latino American groups -- Social work practice : general considerations for interventions with Latino Americans -- Social work intervention at micro, mezzo and macrolevels : principles and approaches --Assessment-Related practice principles and approaches -- Intervention-related practice principles and approaches --Understanding and working with African Americans -- African Americans : who are they? -- A historical overview of African Americans : commonality of experiences -- Common characteristics : commonality of cultures and worldviews -- Diversity within : subgroup and intragroup differences among African American -- Major needs and problems of African Americans groups -- Social work practice : general considerations for intervention with African Americans -- Social work intervention at micro, mezzo and macrolevels : principles and approaches -- Assessment-related practice principles and approaches -- Intervention-related practice principles and approaches -- Understanding and working with Asian Americans -- Asian Americans : who are they? -- A historical overview of Asian Americans : commonality of experiences -- Common characteristics : commonality of cultures and worldviews -- Diversity within : subgroup and intragroup differences among Asian Americans -- Major needs and problems of Asian American groups -- Social work practice : general considerations for intervention with Asian Americans -- Social work intervention at micro, mezzo, and macrolevels : principles and approaches -- Assessment-related practice principles and approaches -- Intervention-related practice principles and approaches -- Understanding and working with Native Americans -- Native Americans: who are they? -- A historical overview of Native Americans : commonality of experiences -- Common characteristics : commonality of cultures and worldviews -- Diversity within : subgroup and intragroup differences among Native Americans -- Major needs and problems of Native American groups -- Social work practice : general considerations for intervention with Native Americans -- Social work intervention at micro, mezzo and macrolevels : principles and approaches -- Assessment-related practice principles and approaches -- Intervention-related practices and approaches -- Understanding and working with Bi-Racial/Mixed Race Americans -- Bi-Racial/Mixed Race Americans : who are they? -- A historical overview of Bi-racial/Mixed Race Americans : commonality of experiences -- Common characteristics : commonality of worldviews -- Diversity within : subgroup and intragroup differences among Bi-Racial/Mixed Race Americans -- Major Needs and problems of Bi-Racial/Mixed Race American groups -- Social work practice : general considerations for intervention with Bi-Racial/Mixed Race Americans -- Social work intervention at Micro, Mezzo, and Macrolevels : Principles and approaches -- Assessment-related principles and approaches -- Intervention-related practice principles and approaches.