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 Learn More About This Book: Table of Contents Read an Excerpt: What is the basis for values-based services? Related Titles: Developing Cross-Cultural Competence: A Guide for Working with Children and Their Families, Third Edition "Human services? That must be so rewarding." A Practical Guide for Professional Development, Second Edition |
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Your Values, My Values Multicultural Services in Developmental DisabilitiesBy Lilah Morton Pengra, Ph.D.
This engaging book shows how to provide culturally responsive services that support the values of the people receiving them. The author combines her experiences of working with adults with developmental disabilities and her background in anthropology to offer practical methods for discovering variations in values. Readers will learn to apply these strategies to support self-advocacy, facilitate community inclusion, and interpret challenging behavior. Through the stories of people with diverse ethnic and class backgrounds, the text explores cultural differences in values such as decision making, self-reliance, responsibility, privacy, independence, and equality. This knowledge will enable family members, teachers, social workers, clinicians, and support staff to identify values that affect behavior. Topics covered include sensitive areas such as
Use this thought-provoking guide to expand your knowledge of culturally appropriate services and to design successful, respectful programs and supports that build on the strengths of each person's values. |
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 ORDERING INFO ISBN 1-55766-448-X Paperback 272 pages / 6 x 9 2000 / $24.95 Stock# 448X This title may not be available in volume quantities and is nonreturnable. Questions? E-mail customer service. |
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