Organizational cultural competency: Shifting programs for Latino immigrants from a client-centered to a community-based orientation

American Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 38, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 251-262

  Uttal, Lynet ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Child care; Culturally adapted; Culturally specific; Latino immigrants; Organizational cultural competency; Parent education

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; COGNITION; EDUCATION; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MIGRATION; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PARENT; PERCEPTION; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; SOCIAL WORK; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CHILD; CHILD CARE; COGNITION; COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PARENTS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIAL WORK; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33845345290     PISSN: 00910562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10464-006-9075-y     Document Type: Article

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