Abstract: Forward. Introduction. I. DEBATES ON THE IMPACT OF MULTICULTURALISM. 1. Is a Pluralist Multicultural Approach to Practice Preferable to Acculturation or Assimilation Approaches? YES: Mitchell T. Maki. NO: John Longres. 2. Has the Emphasis on Multicultural Practice Resulted in More Effective and Appropriate Services for Ethnic Minority Clients? YES: Sherlon P. Brown. NO: John Longres. 3. Does the Focus on Multiculturalism Emphasize Differences and Foster Racial/Ethnic Stereotypes? YES: Duane Champagne. NO: Maria Zuniga. 4. Has the Focus on Multiculturalism Resulted in Inadequate Attention to Factors such as Gender, Social Class, and Sexual Orientation? YES: Wynetta Devore. NO: Rhea Almeida. 5. Should Programs and Service Delivery Systems be Culture-Specific in their Design? YES: Doman Lum. NO: Charles Guzzetta. 6. Should Professionals in Multicultural Practice Support Affirmative Action as a Means of Securing Equity for their Clients? YES: Rita Takahashi. NO: John Oliver. 7. Does Multicultural Education Have an Adequate Conceptual and Theoretical Foundation? YES: Carl Grant. NO: Yehudi Webster. II. DEBATES REGARDING RESEARCH WITH MULTICULTURAL POPULATIONS. 8. Can Valid Research on Ethnic Minority Populations Only be Conducted by Researchers from the Same Ethnic Group? YES: Rosina M. Becerra. NO: Rosina M. Becerra. REJOINDERS: Diane de Anda. 9. Do Methods of Evaluating Practice Need to be Adapted for Multicultural Populations? YES: Kevin Gorey. and Donald Leslie. NO: Todd Franke. 10. Do Research Methods Need to be Adapted for Valid Research to be Conducted in Ethnic Minority Communities? YES: Pyong Gap Min. NO: Joyce Tang. III. DEBATES ON DIRECT PRACTICE WITH MULTICULTURAL POPULATIONS. 11. Are There Theories that are Sufficiently Culture-Free to be Appropriate and Useful for Practice with Multicultural Clients? YES: Diane de Anda. NO: Diane de Anda. 12. Is There an Inherent Bias in the Tradition of the Helping Professions that Can Negatively Impact Multicultural Clients? YES: Kevin Fitzsimmons. NO: Eileen Gambrill. 13. Do Therapeutic Methods, Techniques, and Modalities Need to be Tailored to Specific Ethnic/Cultural Populations? YES: Karin Elliott Brown. and Mary Kay Oliveri. NO: Mary Kay Oliveri, and Karin Elliott Brown. 14. Is the Therapeutic Process More Effective if the Client and the Helping Professional are of the Same Ethnic/Cultural Group? YES: Fariyal Ross-Sheriff and Norma S.C. Jones. NO: Farah Ibrahim. 15. Are There Circumstances Under which the Helping Professional Must be of the Same Ethnicity and Gender? YES: Jorja Prover. NO: Elfriede Schlesinger. 16. Should Facilitating Acculturation be a Goal in Working with Immigrant Populations? YES: Phillip Fellin. NO: Pauline-Irit Erera. 17. Can Ethnic Agencies More Effectively Serve Communities than Mainstream Agencies? YES: Alfreda P. Iglehart. NO: Paul Abels.
Publication Year: 1996
Publication Date: 1996-12-01
Language: en
Type: book
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