Culture and Disability: Providing Culturally Competent Services

by John H. Stone and John Henry Stone

Book 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761930841
• ISBN13: 9780761930846
• Release Date: August 2004
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"