Supporting South Asian families with a child with severe disabilities [electronic resource] / Chris Hatton ... [et al.].
Publication details: London : Jessica Kingsley, 2004.Description: 205 pISBN:- 9781846422225 (e-book)
- Children with disabilities -- Services for -- Great Britain
- Children of minorities -- Services for -- Great Britain
- South Asians -- Services for -- Great Britain
- Family services -- Great Britain
- Health and Wellbeing
- Disability: social aspects
- Child welfare
- Age groups: children
- Child, developmental, and lifespan psychology
- Coping with disability
- Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies
- Social work
- Social welfare & social services
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- HV907
- Also available in printed form ISBN 9781843101611
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-194) and index.
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.
Also available in printed form ISBN 9781843101611
Electronic reproduction. Askews and Holts. Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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