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

• Pubblicazione: Binghamton, N.Y. : , : Haworth Social Work Practice Press, , 2003
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (157 p.)
• Disciplina: 362.4
• Soggetto topico: People with disabilities - Services for
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: YuenFrancis K. O
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: International perspectives on disability services
• ISBN: 1-283-70856-6; 0-203-04983-7; 1-136-41232-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910462226103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II