title: Social workers as culture mediators in health care settings.
abstract: A framework for making ethnic assessments can be useful in understanding clients' diverse needs in health care settings and in intervention with medical team members and the community. Examples of how social workers can assume a role of culture mediator are presented.
authors.affiliation: School of Social Work and Community Planning, University of Maryland, Baltimore 21201.
authors.forename: D V
authors.initials: DV
authors.lastname: Fandetti
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Goldmeier
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003469:Culture; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005006:Ethnicity; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012944:Social Support; D012947:Social Work