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August, 2004 | SAGE Publications, Inc

Culture and Disability

Providing Culturally Competent Services


John H. Stone - University at Buffalo, USA
272 pages | August, 2004 | SAGE Publications, Inc
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"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 Texas

One 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 “Culture Brokering” provides a framework for addressing 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.

Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1. Immigrants, Disability and Rehabilitation
Chapter 2. Culture and Disability
Chapter 3. Disability Service Providers as Culture Brokers
Chapter 4. Best Practices: Developing Cross-Cultural Competence From a Chinese Perspective
Chapter 5. An Introduction to Jamaican Culture for Rehabilitation Services Providers
Chapter 6. Disability and Korean Culture
Chapter 7. An Introduction to Haitian Culture for Rehabilitation Service Providers
Chapter 8. An Introduction to Mexican Culture for Service Providers
Chapter 9. An Introduction to the Culture of the Dominican Republic for Disability Service Providers
Chapter 10. An Introduction to Vietnamese Culture for Rehabilitation
Chapter 11. Navigating the Sea of Culture: Life Jackets for Providers of Disability Services
  • Contains information about specific cultures of foreign-born persons.
  • Focuses on disability and rehabilitation, and discusses related cultural issues.
  • Numerous case examples are included.