{"product_id":"developing-cross-cultural-competence-eleanor-lynch-9781598571639","title":"Developing Cross-Cultural Competence: A Guide for Working with Children and Their Families","description":"\u003cp\u003eAs the U.S. population grows more and more diverse, how can professionals who work with young children and families deliver the best services while honoring different customs, beliefs, and values? The answers are in the fourth edition of this bestselling textbook, fully revised to reflect nearly a decade of population changes and best practices in culturally competent service delivery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe gold-standard text on cross-cultural competence, this book has been widely adopted by college faculty and trusted as a reference by in-service practitioners for almost 20 years. For this timely NEW edition, the highly regarded authors have carefully updated and expanded every chapter while retaining the basic approach and structure that made the previous editions so popular. Professionals will\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eGet a primer on cultural competence.\u003c\/b\u003e Readers will examine how their own cultural values and beliefs shape their professional practice, how the worldviews of diverse families may affect their perceptions of programs and services, and how providers can communicate more effectively with families from different cultural backgrounds.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDeepen their understanding of cultural groups.\u003c\/b\u003e Learn from in-depth chapters with nuanced, multifaceted explorations of nine different cultural backgrounds: Anglo-European, American Indian, African American, Latino, Asian, Filipino, Native Hawaiian and Samoan, Middle Eastern, and South Asian. Readers will get up-to-date insights on history, demographics, traditions, values, and family structure, and they'll examine the diverse ways each culture approaches child rearing, medical care, education, and disability.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDiscover better ways to serve families.\u003c\/b\u003e Readers will get concrete recommendations for providing more effective, sensitive, and culturally competent services to children and families. They'll find practical guidance for every step in the service delivery process, from initiating contact with families to implementing and evaluating services. Vivid case stories and photos bring the principles of cultural competence to life, and the helpful appendixes give professionals quick access to cultural courtesies and customs, key vocabulary words, significant cultural events and holidays, and more. Plus an expanded list of resources points readers to books, films, theater, and other media that will enhance their understanding of other cultures.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eNew to this edition is a revised chapter on African American roots; thoroughly updated and expanded chapters; expanded coverage of disabilities; more on spiritual and religious diversity; and strategies for helping families make decisions about language use (English-only vs. preservation of native language). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEqually valuable as a textbook and a reference for practicing professionals, this comprehensive book will prepare early interventionists and other professionals to work effectively with families whose customs, beliefs, and values may differ from their own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Eleanor Lynch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 159857163X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781598571639\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Brookes Publishing Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/11\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 568\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.14lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.99h x 7.10w x 1.04d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2011 pg. 100","brand":"Eleanor Lynch","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44716449890559,"sku":"9781598571639","price":54.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0c8f4af9-06c3-40c3-83d7-20d3cabc1e69.jpg?v=1705682393","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/developing-cross-cultural-competence-eleanor-lynch-9781598571639","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}