TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hatton,Chris
ED  - Askews & Holts
TI  - Supporting South Asian families with a child with severe disabilities
SN  - 9781846422225 (e-book)
AV  - HV907 
PY  - 2004///
CY  - London
PB  - Jessica Kingsley
KW  - Children with disabilities
KW  - Services for
KW  - Great Britain
KW  - Children of minorities
KW  - South Asians
KW  - Family services
KW  - Health and Wellbeing
KW  - ukslc
KW  - Disability: social aspects
KW  - thema
KW  - Child welfare
KW  - Age groups: children
KW  - Child, developmental, and lifespan psychology
KW  - Coping with disability
KW  - Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies
KW  - Social work
KW  - Social welfare & social services
KW  - Electronic books
KW  - lcsh
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-194) and index; Also available in printed form ISBN 9781843101611; Electronic reproduction; Askews and Holts; Mode of access: World Wide Web
N2  - Social workers and allied professionals will find this book to be a valuable resource, highlighting ways of improving the cultural sensitivity of disability services and parental and family support; 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 family acceptance of the child's disability* availability of support groups and other informal support* parents' physical and mental health* the child and family's social lifelinking their findings to recent policy initiatives to improve the information and support offered to all carers.Policy makers, academics and practitioners in health, social work and education will find the authors give an invaluable insight into the cultural, religious and language needs of ethnic minority families coping with disability
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ER  -