Parents Beyond Oceans: A Social Group Work Curriculum for Chinese Immigrant Parents |
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| Authors: | Jia-Lin Liu Hua-Yu Sebastian Cherng Bela Rex-Kiss Gretchen Lord Julia Francois |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Applied Statistics, Social Science, and Humanities New York University, New York, New York, USAjalin.liu@nyu.edu;3. Department of Applied Statistics, Social Science, and Humanities New York University, New York, New York, USA;4. Center for Family Life, Brooklyn, New York, USA |
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| Abstract: | ABSTRACTParents Beyond Oceans is a unique curriculum that was first implemented in 2011 as part of The Center for Family Life’s efforts to work with Chinese immigrant parents in Brooklyn, New York. Drawing on best practices in social group work and culturally competent social work, the curriculum creates a space where parents can share and process their immigration stories and traumas. Pre- and posttesting show that after participating in the program, parents felt less isolated, more a part of community that treated them like equals, and more accepting of cultural differences in parenting practices. |
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| Keywords: | Parents group work immigration acculturation Chinese families |
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