Kieran O'Hagan

Cultural Competence in the Caring Professions

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Produktbeschreibung

The right of minority groups to define their culture and identity in their own terms is the central theme of this book. Divided into three parts, it explores the meaning of culture and identity, analyzing the challenge of cultural competence for the caring professions.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 292
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Januar 2001
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 447g
• ISBN-13: 9781853027598
• ISBN-10: 1853027596
• Artikelnr.: 22062956

Autorenporträt

Kieran O'Hagan is an established writer and former Reader in the School of Social Work at The Queen's University, Belfast. He worked for over twenty years in the social services in Britain. He has also lectured and worked in Australia, India and the USA. He has published many books and articles on a wide range of subjects in welfare and in training, including child abuse, crisis intervention, social work competence and the abuse of women in family and child care.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements. Introduction. Part One: Re-discovering Culture. 1. A Tale
of Two Cultures. 2. Culture: A Global Concept. 3. Towards a Definition of
`Culture' and `Cultural Identity'. 4. Islam 5. American Indians. 6.
Australian Aborigines. Part Two: Obstacles and Challenges to Cultural
Competence. 7. The Traditional Lack of Cultural Awareness within the Caring
Professions. 8. Perceptions of Culture within Anti-Racist and
Anti-Discriminatory Practice. 9. Culture and Religion. 10. Culture and
Language. Part Three. Part Three: The Way Forward 11. Cultural Sensitivity
and Cultural Insensitivity. 12. Commentary on Research Findings. 13. Agency
Perspective. 14. Definition: Completing the Task 15. Training for Cultural
Competence 16. Epilogue. References.