Abstract:The civil rights movement demanded that institutions be more responsive and less discriminatory toward minority clients, and the nationwide development of community mental health programs in the 1970s...The civil rights movement demanded that institutions be more responsive and less discriminatory toward minority clients, and the nationwide development of community mental health programs in the 1970s attempted to expand services to economically disadvantaged and culturally marginalized groups. The multicultural movement of the 1990s has revitalized these concerns within newer, postmodern epistemologies that stress a social constructionist lens, a strength-based orientation, and a collaborative engagement with clients. Consistencies of language, meaning or belief systems, worldviews, and experiences often lend a sense of familiarity and community for people who share the same culture. Multiculturalism consists of more than a respect for multiple meanings or diverse values about family life. The construct of ecological niche makes it apparent that human beings share cultural borderlands or zones of overlap with others. Most immigrants and refugees demonstrate enormous capacity for resilient adaptations.Read More
Publication Year: 2004
Publication Date: 2004-03-01
Language: en
Type: book-chapter
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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Abstract: The civil rights movement demanded that institutions be more responsive and less discriminatory toward minority clients, and the nationwide development of community mental health programs in the 1970s attempted to expand services to economically disadvantaged and culturally marginalized groups. The multicultural movement of the 1990s has revitalized these concerns within newer, postmodern epistemologies that stress a social constructionist lens, a strength-based orientation, and a collaborative engagement with clients. Consistencies of language, meaning or belief systems, worldviews, and experiences often lend a sense of familiarity and community for people who share the same culture. Multiculturalism consists of more than a respect for multiple meanings or diverse values about family life. The construct of ecological niche makes it apparent that human beings share cultural borderlands or zones of overlap with others. Most immigrants and refugees demonstrate enormous capacity for resilient adaptations.