Culture and Disability: Providing Culturally Competent Services / Edition 1

by John H. Stone

Overview

Culture and Disability 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. The book 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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780761930846
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	08/07/2004
Series:	Multicultural Aspects of Counseling And Psychotherapy Series
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	272
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.61(d)

About the Author

Dr. Stone (Ph.D., Education (Instructional Design and Development) Florida State University, 1976) directs the Center for International Rehabilitation Research Information and Exchange at the University at Buffalo. He is also Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Rehabilitation Science at the university. In addition to teaching a wide range of graduate courses in the area of rehabilitation, many with an emphasis on diversity, he also coordinates the international activities of the Department of Occupational Therapy.

Table of Contents

Preface - John H. Stone
Introduction - John H. Stone
Chapter 1. Immigrants, Disability and Rehabilitation - Nora Groce
Chapter 2. Culture and Disability - Paula Sotnik, Mary Ann Jezewski
Chapter 3. Disability Service Providers as Culture Brokers - Mary Ann Jezewski, Paula Sotnik
Chapter 4. Best Practices: Developing Cross-Cultural Competence From a Chinese Perspective - Gloria Liu
Chapter 5. An Introduction to Jamaican Culture for Rehabilitation Services Providers - Doreen Miller
Chapter 6. Disability and Korean Culture - Weol Soon Kim-Rupnow
Chapter 7. An Introduction to Haitian Culture for Rehabilitation Service Providers - Eric Jacobson
Chapter 8. An Introduction to Mexican Culture for Service Providers - Felipe O. Santana
Chapter 9. An Introduction to the Culture of the Dominican Republic for Disability Service Providers - Ana Lopez-De Fede, Dulce Haeussler-Fiore
Chapter 10. An Introduction to Vietnamese Culture for Rehabilitation - Peter Hunt
Chapter 11. Navigating the Sea of Culture: Life Jackets for Providers of Disability Services - John H. Stone

Editorial Reviews

"With sections originally written for clinicians, Culture and Disability has expanded the scope work to include valuable information for both service providers as well as researchers.Culture and Disability is an excellent resource for both of its intended audiences."

Springer Science + Business Media - Patricia A. Findley

"This book is a valuable text not only for physical therapists but for all professionals working with individuals who have immigrated from other countries and presents themselves for rehabilitation services. This book is timely and should be an addition to any rehabilitation professionals' library considering the increase in immigration as well as the changes in the patterns of immigration to the United States. It is an appropriate book for physical therapists and provides valuable information to the rehabilitation specialist looking to increase their knowledge of working with immigrants with disabilities and their families."

American Physical Therapy Association - Kim Nixon-Cave

"With sections originally written for clinicians, Culture and Disability has expanded the scope work to include valuable information for both service providers as well as researchers.Culture and Disability is an excellent resource for both of its intended audiences." — Patricia A. Findley

Springer Science + Business Media

"This book is a valuable text not only for physical therapists but for all professionals working with individuals who have immigrated from other countries and presents themselves for rehabilitation services. This book is timely and should be an addition to any rehabilitation professionals' library considering the increase in immigration as well as the changes in the patterns of immigration to the United States. It is an appropriate book for physical therapists and provides valuable information to the rehabilitation specialist looking to increase their knowledge of working with immigrants with disabilities and their families." — Kim Nixon-Cave

American Physical Therapy Association