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Baby Boomers of Color: Implications for Social Work Policy and Practice
Melvin Delgado
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Description for Baby Boomers of Color: Implications for Social Work Policy and Practice
Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, Figures: 1,. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL1; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 392.
Because researchers often treat baby boomers of color as belonging to one group, quality data on the individual status of specific racial populations is lacking, leading to insufficiently designed programs, policies, and services. The absence of data is a testament to the invisibility of baby boomers of color in society and deeply affects the practice of social work and other helping professions that require culturally sensitive approaches. Melvin Delgado rectifies this injustice by providing a comprehensive portrait of the status and unique assets of boomers of color. Using specific data, he grounds an understanding of boomers'financial, medical, and emotional needs ... Read more
Because researchers often treat baby boomers of color as belonging to one group, quality data on the individual status of specific racial populations is lacking, leading to insufficiently designed programs, policies, and services. The absence of data is a testament to the invisibility of baby boomers of color in society and deeply affects the practice of social work and other helping professions that require culturally sensitive approaches. Melvin Delgado rectifies this injustice by providing a comprehensive portrait of the status and unique assets of boomers of color. Using specific data, he grounds an understanding of boomers'financial, medical, and emotional needs ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231163019
SKU
V9780231163019
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About Melvin Delgado
Melvin Delgado is codirector of the Center for Addictions Research and Services, chair of macro-practice, and professor of social work at the Boston University School of Social Work. He brings almost forty years of practice, research, and scholarship focused on Puerto Rican and other Latino groups in the United States. Bilingual and bicultural, he has focused his professional and academic ... Read more
Reviews for Baby Boomers of Color: Implications for Social Work Policy and Practice
Baby Boomers of Color is an important exposure of the impending ethical and practice issues confronted by gerontologists who must now take concerted efforts to train and support social workers who reflect the racial and ethnic composition of baby boomers of color. Furthermore, the book provides pertinent advice to social work educators for preparing the next generation of gerontologists and ... Read more