The program integrates content on diversity, populations-at-risk, and social and economic justice. The content emphasizes the interlocking and complex nature of culture and identity. It identifies how group membership is related to access to resources and ensures that social services meet the needs of groups served and are culturally relevant. It provides content related to the implementation of strategies to combat discrimination, oppression, and economic deprivation and to promote social and economic justice. It prepares students to advocate for nondiscriminatory social and economic systems. Programs educate students to recognize diversity within and between groups that may influence assessment, planning, practice, and research. Students learn how to define, design, and implement strategies for effective practice with persons from diverse cultures and backgrounds.
Practice without discrimination and with respect, knowledge, and skills related to clients’ age, culture, class, disability, ethnicity, family structure, gender, national origin, race, religion, and sexual orientation. (CSWE, Accreditation Standards and Procedures, 1994 ed.)
* It should be noted that these links should be critically evaluated for their usefulness for students and classroom activities.

AGE Administration on Aging	CULTURE African American Poets Literature on Race, Multiculturalism and Ethnicity
CLASS Poor People's Economic Human Rights Campaign	DISABILITY Technology and Disability ADA TASH- The Action Starts Here Easter Seals The National Information Center for Children with Disabilities National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke The National Parent Network on Disabilities Office of Special Education Programs Technical Assistance and Dissemination (TA&D) Network ERIC- Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education National Deaf Education Network and Clearinghouse The National Information Clearinghouse on Children Who Are Deaf-Blind Through the Looking Glass Disability Information and Resources
ETHNICITY University of Marland's Diversity Database Ethnicity Migration and Racism Untold Stories (African_American	FAMILY STRUCTURE
GENDER Women Come to the Front (Library of Congress) Gender Pac Women's Resouces Links Feminist.Com Women's Studies Internet Sites African-American Slave Letters	NATIONAL ORIGIN Southeastern Asian Archive Hmong HomePage Building Chicano & Latino Networks Institute of Hispanic/Latino Issues (University of Florida) Latin American Network (University of Texas) Latino Web African Heritage
RACE Hispanic American USA Indigenous Peoples' Literature The African-American Mosaic(Library of Congress)   Latino.com Latino Internet Sites Native American Internet Sites African American Home Page Asian American Resources Asian Americans Center (UCLA) Lynchings in America Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia Jim Crown ,Internet Resouces Crosspoint Anti-Racism	RELIGION Holocaust.Survivors Islamic Server Jewish Communication Network Baha'i Faith and Religion The Stephen Roth Institute The Sunnah Islamic Page
SEXUAL ORIENTATION OutProud And Justice for All Home Page Transgender Issues Alternative Family Magazine National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Lesbian .Org The Gay Agend a Lambda, Org- Civil Rights Organization International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission Gay.Com GLADD	OTHER(GENERAL TOPICS) University of Marland's Diversity Database World Conference on Racuism Resources for Diversity Diversity News American Association of Affirmative Action http://www.neta.com/~1stbooks/ RESEARCHING MULTICULTURAL RESOURCES ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB Minority Rights Group International Latino Social Work Organization The Museum of Tolerance

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