Cultural Competence in the Caring Professions

Kieran O'Hagan

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2001, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 288pp
ISBN: 978-1-85302-759-8, BIC 2: JKSN JKS

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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.

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Author information

• Kieran O'Hagan

Subject areas

• Health, Social Work and Social Care

Keywords

• carers,
• community care,
• counselling,
• ethnicity,
• health care,
• mental health,
• occupational therapy,
• person-centred,
• social care,
• social work

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