African American Reformers' Mission: Caring for Our Girls and Women slides notes
This lecture explores a social services system parallel to the white mainstream system created by female African American reformers during the Progressive Era to target young African American females.

Date Posted: Friday, January 06, 2006
Authors: Iris B Carlton-LaNey, Vanessa G Hodges
Applicable Courses: Discrimination and Inequality, Organization and Community Practice, Practice with Women, Social Policy
Topics: Children and Families, Community, Diverse Populations

Increasing Cultural Responsiveness of Family Group Conferencing slides notes
This lecture presents Family Group Conferencing, a strengths-based model that unites a family and their supports to develop and carry out a proposal that protects, nurtures, and safeguards children and their family members and addresses the cultural competencies needed for supporting African American, Native American, and Latino/Hispanic families through this model.

Date Posted: Friday, August 20, 2004
Authors: Iris B Carlton-LaNey, Marie O Weil
Applicable Courses: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Practice, Child Welfare and Child Welfare Policy, Discrimination and Inequality, Family and Child Policy, Family and Child Practice, Family Development and HBSE, Group Work, Organization and Community Practice
Topics: Children and Families, Diverse Populations

Sitting with the Sick: African American Women's Philanthropy slides notes
This lecture explores the history of care giving by African American women and ways social workers can partner with the informal caregiving tradition in African American communities.

Date Posted: Friday, February 14, 2003
Authors: Iris B Carlton-LaNey
Applicable Courses: Discrimination and Inequality, Health Policy, Health Practice, Organization and Community Practice, Practice with Women, Social Welfare Policy
Topics: Children and Families, Community, Diverse Populations, Health, Mental Health, Older Adults

African American Women and Substance Abuse: Current Findings slides notes
This presentation details some pressing issues regarding substance abuse among African-American women, including the link between substance abuse and sexual abuse, HIV/AIDS, and coping behaviors. The presentation addresses barriers to successful treatment and provides recommendations for culturally competent substance abuse treatment.

Date Posted: Monday, June 17, 2002
Authors: Amelia C Roberts, Iris B Carlton-LaNey
Applicable Courses: ATOD and Substance Abuse, Discrimination and Inequality, Practice with Women
Topics: Diverse Populations, Substance Abuse

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