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Yasmeen Akram - Supporting South Asian Families With a Child With Severe Disabilities - 9781843101611 - V9781843101611
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Supporting South Asian Families With a Child With Severe Disabilities

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Description for Supporting South Asian Families With a Child With Severe Disabilities Paperback. Social workers will find this book to be a valuable tool, highlighting ways of improving the cultural sensitivity of disability services and parental and family support. Combining a wide-ranging survey and in-depth interviews, the authors build a rich picture how culture and ethnicity can impact on a family's experience of disability. Series: Supporting Parents. Num Pages: 224 pages, references, index. BIC Classification: JFFG; JFSL1; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 320.

Social workers and allied professionals will find this book to be a valuable tool, highlighting ways of improving the cultural sensitivity of disability services and parental and family support. Combining a wide-ranging survey and in-depth interviews, the authors build a rich picture of the lives of South Asian families with a child with severe disabilities and place their experiences in the wider context of how culture and ethnicity can impact on a family's experience of disability.

The authors offer clear ideas for practical improvements in:

* awareness and mobilisation of formal support services

* parental and extended ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Pub
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Series
Supporting Parents
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781843101611
SKU
V9781843101611
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1

About Yasmeen Akram
Chris Hatton is Research Director and Professor of Psychology, Health and Social Care at the Institute for Health Research, Lancaster University. Yasmeen Akram was a research associate at the Hester Adrian Research Centre, University of Manchester and is now training as a clinical psychologist. Robina Shah is an expert advisor on ethnicity to the Valuing People Support Team. Janet Robertson ... Read more

Reviews for Supporting South Asian Families With a Child With Severe Disabilities
This is an interesting and important addition to an already charted field of research, made so predominantly by the extensive representation of the views and experiences of the parents involved.
Children and Society Any professional or organisation whose work, through practice or policy, is related to this particular area should find this book helpful. A good foundation from which ... Read more

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