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A culturally sensitive case‐management model: the experience of Southeast Asian refugees in Washington State, USA
Author(s) -
Vu T.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of social welfare
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.664
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1468-2397
pISSN - 0907-2055
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-2397.1994.tb00071.x
Subject(s) - immigration , refugee , ethnic group , welfare , state (computer science) , welfare state , cultural diversity , social welfare , political science , perception , sociology , psychology , law , computer science , algorithm , neuroscience , politics
Generally, as people move from one culture to another, the former culture always makes a cultural imprint on the new one. Attempts to create a clean break from the former culture are often difficult if not impossible. This is particularly true in terms of values and cultural beliefs. The immigrants' perception toward the purpose and nature of public welfare is no exception to this rule, and as a result, their attitude toward the issues of welfare utilization is often influenced by the recipients' cultural background. This is an important factor that needs to be taken into consideration in the formulation and operation of an effective case management system geared at an ethnic clientele. This paper provides a general description of a model implemented in Washington State, USA. This model attempts to address both the issue of cultural sensitivity of case management and the need of the transitional support services for refugee recipients once they leave the welfare system.