title: Treating powerless minorities through an ecosystem approach.
abstract: An ecological approach to social work practice for a minority based on an ecosystem-oriented assessment-intervention model is presented. Strengths and limitations of the ecological perspective for practice are emphasized (in the context of power dynamics). A case study is presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Social Work, Indiana State University, Terre Haute 47809, USA.
authors.forename: W S
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Pardeck
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D003376:Counseling; D002658:Developmental Disabilities / Q000534:rehabilitation; D017753:Ecosystem; D006801:Humans; D007723:Korea / Q000208:ethnology; D008297:Male; D008913:Minority Groups; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology; D012947:Social Work; D014481:United States