Culture and Disability : Providing Culturally Competent Services

by John H. Stone

• ISBN13: 9780761930839
• ISBN10: 0761930833
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-08-07
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc

Summary

'Culture and Disabilty is a groundbreaking work on persons with disabilities from diverse immigrant backgrounds. It is a pioneering and practical volume dealing with topics that have been too long ignored. Using a '¬~cultural broker' model and written by individuals who have emigrated to the U.S. from countries such as China, Korea, Jamaica, Mexico, and the Dominican Republic, Providing Cultural Competent Disability Services contains concrete examples, case studies, and recommendations that will help rehabilitation practitioners in their day-to-day activities. Providing Cultural Competent Disability Service also serves as an excellent supplemental text for undergraduate and graduate programs in rehabilitation and related disciplines' - Paul Leung, Ph.D., CRC, University of North TexasOne in ten persons living in the United States was born in another country, and in many areas this percentage is much higher. Minority groups are currently underrepresented in the rehabilitation professions; consequently many persons with disabilities are served by professionals from a culture that may be very different than their own. Culture and Disabilty provides information about views of disability in other cultures and ways in which rehabilitation professionals may improve services for persons from other cultures, especially recent immigrants.Culture and Disabilty includes chapters with descriptions of the interaction of culture and disability. A model on '¬SCulture Brokering'¬¥ provides a framework for addressing problems or conflicts that often arise between service providers and clients from differing cultures. Seven chapters discuss the cultural perspectives of China, Jamaica, Korea, Haiti, Mexico, the Dominican Republic, and Vietnam, focusing on how disability is understood in these cultures. Each of these chapters includes a discussion of the history of immigration to the United States, the role of the family and the community in rehabilitation, as well as recommendations for service providers on working with persons from each culture.Culture and Disabilty is a unique and timely text for students and instructors in disability-related programs. It is also a vital resource for service providers who work in cross-cultural environments.

Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction

Immigrants, Disability and Rehabilitation

Culture and Disability

Disability Service Providers as Culture Brokers

Best Practices: Developing Cross-Cultural Competence From a Chinese Perspective

An Introduction to Jamaican Culture for Rehabilitation Services Providers

Disability and Korean Culture

An Introduction to Haitian Culture for Rehabilitation Service Providers

An Introduction to Mexican Culture for Service Providers

An Introduction to the Culture of the Dominican Republic for Disability Service Providers

An Introduction to Vietnamese Culture for Rehabilitation

Navigating the Sea of Culture: Life Jackets for Providers of Disability Services

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