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Record Nr.

UNINA9910808131803321

Titolo

International perspectives on disability services : the same but different / / Francis K.O. Yuen, editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Binghamton, N.Y. : , : Haworth Social Work Practice Press, , 2003

ISBN

1-136-41239-5

1-283-70856-6

0-203-04983-7

1-136-41232-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (157 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

YuenFrancis K. O

Disciplina

362.4

Soggetti

People with disabilities - Services for

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Co-published simultaneously as Journal of social work in disability & rehabilitation, v. 2, no. 2/3 2003.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

We are different and we are the same / Francis K. O. Yuen -- Disability through the lens of culture / Kristine Tower -- Psychotherapy with deaf and hard of hearing individuals : perceptions of the consumer / Carol B. Cohen -- Life participation approaches to aphasia : international perspectives on communication rehabilitation / Larry Boles, Mimi Lewis -- An exploratory study on attitudes toward persons with disabilities among U.S. and Japanese social work students / Reiko Hayashi, Mariko Kimura -- Max versus max : disability-related services in the U.S. and Germany / Ute C. Orgassa -- Community integration of older people with developmental disabilities in Hong Kong / Raymond Man-Hung Ngan, Mark Kin-Yin Li, Jacky Chau-Kiu Cheung -- Hmong Americans' changing views and approaches towards disability : shaman and other helpers / Serge C. Lee, Francis K.O. Yuen.

Sommario/riassunto

Learn how to include multiculturalism in disability-related social work!  International Perspectives on Disability Services: The Same but Different presents different cultural and societal contexts on services for people with disabilities. This book covers a range of topics on disabilities related to physical status, emotional conditions, and community settings. This useful introductory reference will help you develop culturally sensitive disability services both locally and overseas, and it



will promote better understanding of people with disabilities.  This book is a unique e