Finding the Bicultural Balance: Immigrant Latino Mothers Raising "American" Adolescents.

IMMIGRANTS; HISPANIC Americans; SOCIAL services; EMIGRATION & immigration

This article discusses the cross-cultural issues that confront immigrant Latino parents living and raising adolescents in the United States. Emphasis is placed on the need for social work practitioners, who, as they aid a family's integration into mainstream society, will listen to the parents' concerns and incorporate their past experiences and traditional culture into the assessment and treatment processes. Implications for practice, programs, and policy are also discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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