Cultural Competency: For Health Professionals - Softcover

Wells, Shirley A.; Black, Roxie M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1569001057 ISBN 13: 9781569001059

Publisher: Amer Occupational Therapy Assn, 2000

Synopsis

Providing sensitive, individualized, and effective intervention and care depends on the ability to cross cultural boundaries--differences in culture, lifestyle, race, gender, ethnic background, age, education, religion, class, sexual orientation, geographic location, disabilities, life experiences, occupation, and a host of others. This book will help practitioners and occupational therapy students gain perspective on the cultural diversity of clients in the health care environment, explains the "whys" and "hows of achieving cultural competency, and will help readers' skills in this critical area.

About this title

About the Author:

Shirley A. Wells, MPH, OTR, has been a practicing occupational therapist for more than 20 years. She has also served as the manager of the Multicultural Affairs Program of the American Occupational Therapy Association. She is currently in private practice as well as a consultant on diversity and the ADA.

Roxie M. Black, MS, OTR/L, is an associate professor and director of the Master's in Occupational Therapy Program at Lewiston-Auburn College of the University of Southern Maine.

Review:

A must-read for all health care providers. Takes the mystery out of the complex topic of culture. -- Diana M. Bailey, OTR, FAOTA, Associate Professor, Tufts University

An excellent framework in which a health care professional might work toward the cultural competency goal. -- Clark P. Heard, Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy, February 2002

About this edition

• Publisher: Amer Occupational Therapy Assn
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 1569001057
• ISBN 13: 9781569001059
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 292