Journal of Gerontological Social Work
Volume 61, Issue 4, 2018, Pages 375-392

Family conflict and future concerns: Opportunities for social workers to better support Chinese immigrant caregiver employees (Article)

Sethi B.* , Williams A. , Desjardins E. , Zhu H. , Shen E.
  • a King’s College, Western University, London, ON, Canada
  • b McMaster University, School of Geography and Earth Sciences, Hamilton, ON, Canada
  • c McMaster University, School of Geography and Earth Sciences, Hamilton, ON, Canada
  • d Arts and Science Program, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
  • e Arts and Science Program, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada

Abstract

This paper explores the experiences of Chinese immigrant caregiver employees (CEs) residing in Southern Ontario, Canada. Qualitative analysis of participant interviews with thirteen Mandarin Chinese immigrant CEs revealed family conflicts due to cultural differences and an intergenerational gap between CEs and their care recipients. CEs also had future concerns in regards to their own health and the lack of long-term care facilities that offer cultural services for immigrant seniors. These findings provide an opportunity for social workers to collaborate with other service providers to provide ethno-specific and culturally sensitive health, community. and employment services to immigrant ethnic minority CEs. © 2018 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

Author Keywords

Immigrant Health Family conflict Future concerns Caregiver-employee

Index Keywords

China immigrant Caregivers long term care human middle aged ethnic group Aged mandarin Social Workers recipient employee nonhuman ethnology social worker procedures qualitative research family conflict interview Humans migrant psychology Interviews as Topic male Emigrants and Immigrants female qualitative analysis Article Ontario adult employment caregiver
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85041011309&doi=10.1080%2f01634372.2017.1419395&partnerID=40&md5=d528607a07d35fa52a8d6a628cfe474d
DOI: 10.1080/01634372.2017.1419395
ISSN: 01634372
Original Language: English