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 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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761930833
• ISBN13: 9780761930839
• Release Date: August 2004
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.3"