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Marriage and Family Concerns for Immigrants

Please note: The content on this page was developed as part of a previous project at Forest Institute, the Child Welfare Training Grant. This information is provided for resource purposes, but is not currently being updated.

Marriage and Family Concerns for Immigrants

Immigrant families face stressors unique to their population. When working with immigrant families it is important to ask about their specific culture and ethnicity, as a family’s ethnic background influences the interaction between family members. To better understand the changes faced by these families, this module discusses the five stages of racial/cultural identity development. Suggestions for working with immigrant families are included.

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" Finally, preliminary research shows that marriage education workshops can make a real difference in helping married couples stay together and in encouraging unmarried couples who are living together to form a more lasting bond. Expanding access to such services to low income couples, perhaps in concert with job training and placement, medical coverage, and other services already available, should be something everybody can agree on... "

Barack Obama
"Audacity of Hope"
(2006, p.334)


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