A Culturally Competent Family Enhancement and Empowerment Model for African American Parents

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The National Association of Social Worker's Standards for Cultural Competence (200238. National Association of Social Workers. 2002. NASW standards for cultural competence in social work practice, Washington, DC: Author. View all references) mandates social work practices that recognize the cultural preferences of different groups in the United States. The NASW Code of Ethic (199637. National Association of Social Workers. 1996. Code of ethics, Washington, DC: NASW Press. View all references) states that social workers have a responsibility to understand culture and its function and to further recognize the strengths that exist in all cultures. This article addresses the void in the social work literature on culturally based and strengths‐oriented family interventions for African American parents. The article describes a culturally competent intervention model developed by the MAAT Center for Human and Organizational Enhancement, Inc. in Washington, D.C. for parents of African American male youths who live in high‐risk environments. The family enhancement and empowerment model (FEEM) is based on Africentric social work principles that are grounded in a strengths perspective. The article describes the FEEM program, including a discussion of practical strategies for building trust and offering support to African American parents and families.View full textDownload full textKeywordsFamily intervention, culturally competent, African American parents, African American families, AfricentricRelated var addthis_config = { ui_cobrand: "Taylor & Francis Online", services_compact: "citeulike,netvibes,twitter,technorati,delicious,linkedin,facebook,stumbleupon,digg,google,more", pubid: "ra-4dff56cd6bb1830b" }; Add to shortlist Link Permalink http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00377310903504940