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Multicultural Social Work Practice: A Competency-Based Approach to Diversity and Social Justice -- Contents -- Preface -- About the Authors -- Part I: Principles and Assumptions of Multicultural Social Work Practice -- 1: Cultural Diversity and Implications for Multicultural Social Work Practice -- Chapter Learning Objectives -- Overview -- Voices of Diversity and Marginalization -- African American Male -- Gay American -- Female Worker -- Person with a Disability -- Person in Poverty -- Individual from an Undocumented Immigrant Family -- Diversification of the United States and Implications for Social Work -- The Multiple Dimensions of Human Identity -- Individual Level -- Group Level -- Universal Level -- Individual and Universal Biases in Social Work -- Multicultural Challenges in Social Work Practice -- Implications for Multicultural Social Work Practice -- Summary -- References -- 2: Theoretical Foundations for Multicultural Social Work Practice -- Chapter Learning Objectives -- Overview -- Theoretical Perspectives for Competent Multicultural Social Work Practice -- Ecological Systems Perspective -- Strengths Perspective -- Social Justice Perspective -- Critical Perspective -- Antiracism as a Social Work Agenda -- Intersectionality Perspective -- Implications for Multicultural Social Work Practice -- Summary -- References -- 3: Becoming Culturally Competent in Social Work Practice -- Chapter Learning Objectives -- Overview -- Defining Cultural Competence in Social Work Practice -- Four Components of Cultural Competence -- Competency 1: Becoming Aware of One's Own Values, Biases, and Assumptions about Human Behavior -- Competency 2: Understanding the Worldviews of Culturally Diverse Clients -- Competency 3: Developing Appropriate Intervention Strategies and Techniques.