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Hmong Americans' changing views and approaches toward disability: Shaman and other helpers
- Authors:
- LEE Serge C., YUEN Francis K.O.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Work in Disability and Rehabilitation, 2(2/3), 2003, pp.121-132.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Discusses how the concept of disability has evolved among Hmong Americans. The term disability has its unique cultural roots in Hmong traditions. Findings from a study of a sample of Hmong Americans in Northern California confirm the changing Hmong Americans' views on the issue of disability and their use of shaman. Families, community leaders, and shaman continue to be the primary support network and sources of consultation for many Hmong Americans.
Disability through the lens of culture
- Author:
- TOWER Kristine D.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Work in Disability and Rehabilitation, 2(2/3), 2003, pp.5-22.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Effective social work requires cultural sensitivity and competency. Until recently, there was little discussion of culture outside of the contexts of race or ethnicity. This American article is an exploration of the key components of culture with application to the community of people with disabilities. The language, history, stigmatization, economic concerns, common behaviors, and practices of people with disabilities are highlighted. A literature review of sensitivity and competency in crosscultural practice is provided. The article furnishes insights into the lived experience of disability. Suggestions to help practitioners reduce the risks of harm and improve service to this population are presented. Content on disability culture is proposed for social work educators to infuse into core curriculum or add to diversity electives.
The meaning of disability
- Author:
- VARO-WATSON David
- Journal article citation:
- Professional Social Work, April 2001, pp.16-17.
- Publisher:
- British Association of Social Workers
The author, a disabled service user, discusses definitions given to disability, and explains why care managers need to provide a positive baseline for disabled service users.
Wanted caring employees
- Author:
- VALIOS Natalie
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 1.6.00, 2000, pp.20-21.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Disabled people can exercise more control over their care by using direct payments. The author talks to users about the difference that direct payments have made in their lives.
The 'normal' and the monstrous in disability research
- Author:
- CLEAR Mike
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 14(4), July 1999, pp.435-448.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This article contributes to the ongoing discussion of doing and writing disability research by revisiting research as politics, exposing the meeting point of modern and post-modern approaches, and proposing a stronger materiality, and reintegration of theory and practice. The implications are that a personalised approach is needed to explore critically across disciplinary boundaries, beyond unilateral discourse into assumed knowledge. Discusses some key approaches, which when taken together support critical exploration.
Pride in ourselves
- Author:
- MORRIS Jenny
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 9.1.92, 1992, pp.18-19.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The author explains the reasons behind the demonstrations by disabled people against the recent BBC Children in Need Appeal.
The politics of disablement
- Author:
- OLIVER Mike
- Publisher:
- Macmillan
- Publication year:
- 1990
- Pagination:
- 166p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Basingstoke
Looks at individual and medical views of disability and describes the way they have been produced in a capitalist society. Analyses the possibilities for achieving political change and the significance of the emergent disability movement as part of this process of change.
The experience of handicap
- Author:
- THOMAS David
- Publisher:
- Methuen
- Publication year:
- 1982
- Pagination:
- 218p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
The practice placement education experience: an Australian pilot study exploring the perspectives of health professional students with a disability
- Authors:
- BROWN Kate, JAMES Carole, MACKENZIE Lynette
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 69(1), October 2006, pp.31-37.
- Publisher:
- Sage
http://www.cot.co.uk/Homepage/Library_and_Publications/British_Journal_of_Occupational_Therapy_(BJOT)/
Developmental differences in understanding the causes, controllability and chronicity of disabilities
- Authors:
- SMITH L. A., WILLIAMS J. M.
- Journal article citation:
- Child: Care, Health and Development, 31(4), July 2005, pp.479-488.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
The present study explored typically developing children's (n = 77) understanding of the causes, controllability and chronicity of disabilities. Children in each of four age groups (45 years, 67 years, 910 years and 1112 years) were interviewed to explore their ideas about children with physical disabilities (minor: missing thumb; major: wheel-chair bound), sensory disabilities (blindness and hearing loss), learning disabilities (non-specific and Down syndrome) and emotional/behavioural difficulties (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and lack of social skills). Significant age differences were found in children's understandings of the causes, controllability and chronicity of disabilities. Furthermore, children showed a greater understanding of salient disabilities. Findings are discussed in terms of developmental changes and the role of experience in shaping children's understanding of disabilities.