Böcker av Erin E. (Clinical Associate Professor Andrews

Disability as Diversity: Developing Cultural Competence is the first book to comprehensively address disability as diversity and provide a guide for developing cultural competence. The text goes beyond disability models, and opens a discourse on concepts such as disability identity development and culture, and culturally appropriate language, assessment, and intervention. Readers will gain an appreciation of the role of cultural competence on healthdisparities, health promotion, and disease prevention for disability across the lifespan. This volume is designed to equip professionals with heightened awareness, knowledge, and skills to enhance the provision of culturally competent care to disabled people.