Social Work in Health Care, 26(1), 1987, pp.61-76.
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
Place of publication:
Philadelphia, USA
Persons with severe hearing loss live in a unique cultural context with which social workers may not be familiar. This article reviews the skills needed for the culturally competent social work assessment with deaf clients, including communication skills, interviewing methods, taking case and family histories and behavioural observation.
Persons with severe hearing loss live in a unique cultural context with which social workers may not be familiar. This article reviews the skills needed for the culturally competent social work assessment with deaf clients, including communication skills, interviewing methods, taking case and family histories and behavioural observation.
Subject terms:
physical disabilities, social work, social work methods, assessment, attitudes, communication skills, communication, deafness, health, health needs, hearing impairment;
immigrants, homeless people, homelessness, housing, inner cities, learning disabilities, legal aid, local authorities, local government, local government finance, mental health problems, NHS, mothers, offenders, older people, physical disabilities, probation, poverty, pre-school children, punishment, social services, social work, social care provision, urban areas, welfare state, young people, after care, alcohol misuse, benefits, central government, children, community health care, drug misuse, education, employment, family planning, financing, Gypsies, health care;