Essential Clinical Social Work Series Series Editor Carol Tosone For further volumes: http://www.springer.com/series/8115
Judith B. Rosenberger Editor Relational Social Work Practice with Diverse Populations
Editor Judith B. Rosenberger Silberman School of Social Work Hunter College City University of New York New York, NY, USA Past President: Postgraduate Psychoanalytic Society New York, NY, USA ISBN 978-1-4614-6680-2 ISBN 978-1-4614-6681-9 (ebook) DOI 10.1007/978-1-4614-6681-9 Springer New York Heidelberg Dordrecht London Library of Congress Control Number: 2013937826 Springer Science+Business Media New York 2014 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher's location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
For my family and friends. You make it all matter. JBR
Acknowledgments I would like to express my great thanks to Carol Tosone, Senior Series Editor, for her encouragement and astute guidance in moving this book from idea to reality: her vision of clinical social work is unparalleled, as is her tireless advocacy of social work s role in the helping professions. Joan Berzoff, a leading author in our field, embodied the social work principle of joining the practical and the relational by helping me gather this exceptional group of writers and supporting me through the process of integrating many voices. Clear and insightful editorial recommendations pulled me out of many a quagmire, thanks to Susan Heath, Nancy Beckerman, and Cathy Siebold. Sonia H. Martin, graduate research assistant, was responsive, pre- cise, technically gifted, and unflaggingly cheerful all much needed and appreci- ated contributions. I also wish to thank my study group partners of over 30 years - Monica Bernheim, Mary Beth Cresci, Andrew Karpf, Pauline Pinto, and Suzanne Zissu - whose weekly inspirational, scholarly, and friendly support have kept vital my clinical thinking, teaching and practice. To all the chapter authors, I offer gratitude and appreciation for sharing their scholarship and practice expertise. Their hard work and forbearance brought this work through the long process of weaving together many perspectives. I thank them for their demonstration of how our diversities can come together and make an important contribution to all clinical social workers. Lastly, and most importantly, I want to thank my family: I am very fortunate to have had their confidence and enthusiasm every step of the way. vii
Contents Part I Foundations of Relational Diversity Practice Introduction... 3 Judith B. Rosenberger Orientation to and Validation of Relational Diversity Practice... 13 Judith B. Rosenberger Relational Therapy: Constructivist Principles to Guide Diversity Practice... 31 Harriet Goodman The Color of Whiteness and the Paradox of Diversity... 55 Neil Altman Relational Social Work and Religious Diversity... 67 Frederick J. Streets Part II Racial and Ethnic Diversities A Relational Approach to Clinical Practice with African-American Clients... 81 Victoria R. Winbush Relational Social Work Practice with Hispanic Clients... 95 Manny J. González Relational Social Work Practice with Asian American Populations... 107 Monit Cheung and Carol A. Leung Co-creating Culture Through Relationship with Individuals of Asian Indian Origin... 125 Mohan Krishna Vinjamuri ix
x Contents Part III Religious Diversities Relational Social Work Practice with Evangelical Christian Clients... 143 David P. Cecil and Kenneth M. Stoltzfus Clinical Social Work Practice with Muslim Clients: A Relational Approach... 163 Cheryl El-Amin and Aneesah Nadir Clinical Social Work with Orthodox Jews: A Relational Approach... 179 Renée Schlesinger Part IV Diversities of Sexual Identity Working Relationally with LGBT Clients in Clinical Practice: Client and Clinician in Context... 197 Griffin Hansbury and John L. Bennett Part V Diversities Founded on Life-Altering Experience Relational Social Work Practice with Combat Veterans... 217 Jeni Tyson Social Work Practice with Reentry from Incarceration... 239 Thomas K. Kenemore Relational Theoretical Foundations and Clinical Practice Methods with People Experiencing Homelessness... 261 Daniel C. Farrell Index... 283
Contributors Neil Altman Editor Emeritus, Psychoanalytic Dialogues: The International Journal of Relational Perspectives, New York, NY, USA Author, The Analyst in the Inner City: Race, Class, and Culture through a Psychoanalytic Lens, New York, NY, USA Ambedkar University of Delhi, India John L. Bennett Callen-Lorde Community Health Center, New York, NY, USA Silver School of Social Work, New York University, New York, NY, USA David P. Cecil Master of Social Work Program, Asbury University, Wilmore, KY, USA Monit Cheung Graduate College of Social Work, University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA Cheryl El-Amin Islamic Social Services Association - USA, Tempe, AZ, USA Detroit Public Schools Social Worker, Detroit, MI, USA Daniel C. Farrell NYU Silver School of Social Work, New York, USA Manny J. González Silberman School of Social Work, Hunter College, City University of New York, New York, USA Graduate Center, City University of New York, New York, USA Harriet Goodman Silberman School of Social Work, Hunter College, City University of New York, NY, USA The Graduate Center of the City University of New York, NY, USA Griffin Hansbury National Psychological Association for Psychoanalysis, New York, NY, USA Thomas K. Kenemore Masters Social Work Program, Chicago State University, Chicago, IL, USA xi
xii Contributors Carol A. Leung Flushing Hospital Medical Center, New York, USA Aneesah Nadir Islamic Social Services Association - USA, Tempe, AZ, USA Retired Professor-Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ, USA Judith B. Rosenberger Silberman School of Social Work, Hunter College, City University of New York, NY, USA Past President: Postgraduate Psychoanalytic Society, New York, NY, USA Renee Schlesinger Wurzweiler School of Social Work, Yeshiva University, New York, USA Kenneth M. Stoltzfus Department of Social Sciences, LCC International University, Klaipeda, Lithuania Frederick J. Streets Wurzweiler School of Social Work, Yeshiva University, New York, NY, USA Chaplain of Yale University, New York, NY, USA Columbia University School of Social Work, New York, NY, USA Yale University Divinity School, New York, NY, USA Jeni Tyson Maplewood, NJ, USA Mohan Krishna Vinjamuri Department of Social Work, Lehman College, City University of New York, New York, USA Victoria R. Winbush Cleveland State University School of Social Work, Cleveland, OH, USA Cleveland State University Diversity Management Program, Cleveland, OH, USA Smith College School for Social Work, Northampton, MA, USA