Spanish fluency resources
Social workers are culturally and linguistically competent leaders who are able to serve Spanish-speaking persons, families, and communities.
The need for bilingual social workers is growing locally and nationally. Spanish-speaking persons comprise the state’s largest ethnic population. Spanish-speaking professionals are under-represented in social work and other health professions, making it less likely that community services address the cultural and linguistic strengths and needs of this ethnic population.
The Diana R. Garland School of Social Work is committed to the recruitment and preparation of MSW students with a deep interest in engaging the challenges of Spanish-speaking persons, families, and communities. The GSSW seeks to equip future advanced practice leaders and current practitioners with the professional, cultural, and linguistic competencies to prevent and alleviate personal, familial, and structural barriers to spiritual, personal, and relational wellness and quality of life.
Through this commitment to learning, GSSW aims to equip social work students and professionals to be able to:
- fluently apply current research and practical educational resources into competent practice with Spanish-speaking persons, families, and communities
- effectively promote the dissemination of best practices and capacity-building within a network of experienced and committed colleagues
- productively engage the ethical integration of spirituality, congregations, and religiously-affiliated organizations with social work practice
Key Research
Below, you will find key articles contributing to the research and information about social work services in Spanish-speaking communities.
Challenges of Providing Mental Health Services in Spanish
Entre Dos Mundos/Between Two Worlds: Bicultural Development in Context (English)
Culturally Competent Systems of Care with Latino Children and Families
Validating and promoting Spanish in the United States: Lessons from linguistic science
El Sistema Familiar Y El Trabajo Social
Educating Students for Social Work with Latinos: Issues for the New Millenium
Bienestar Latino Coalition
Translations
So You Want To Be a Social Worker (English) (Spanish)
Shulman Skills
- Beginning Phase Skills (Spanish)
- Beginning Phase Skills-Avellaneda Revisions (Spanish)
- Beginning Phase Skills- Duran Revisions (Spanish)
- Middle Phase Skills- Duran Revisions (Spanish)
- Middle Phase Skills- Avellaneda Revisions (Spanish)
- Ending Phase Skills (Spanish)
- Ending Phase Skills-Duran Revisions (Spanish)
- Final Version (Spanish)
Groups in Social Work
Macro Practice Introduction (English) (Spanish)