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Tag Archives: cultural competence
Answered Questions: Monthly News for the Disability Community for December 2019
Answered Questions is a monthly resource for the Spanish language Disability Community that fills an information need. This month’s question is: Our neighbor has a mental health disorder and has had crisis in the past. Is there information and resources … Continue reading
Posted in Answer Queue, Publications, Respuestas a las Preguntas
Tagged community living, community living and participation, community support, cultural competence, inclusion, independent living, mental health, mental health crisis, mental illness, NIDILRR, NIDILRR Projects, NIDILRR Research, participation, peer specialist services, peer supports, self-directed recovery, support, technology for mental health
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Cultural Competence: A Look at the Research
Culture can be defined as the “customary beliefs, social forms, and material traits of a racial, religious, or social group” or “the characteristic features of everyday existence (such as diversions or a way of life) shared by people in a … Continue reading
A Toolkit of Recovery Promoting Competencies
The project Toolkit of Recovery Promoting Competencies for Mental Health Rehabilitation Providers is funded by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR). It is one of NIDRR’s Field Initiated Projects and falls within the funding priority of participation … Continue reading
Hispanic Heritage Month: Cultural Competency in Hispanics/Latinos with Spinal Cord Injury
September National Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month and Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15th through October 15th). According to the National Spinal Cord Association there are approximately 200,000 people living with spinal cord injuries (SCI) in the United States. According to … Continue reading
Posted in Event, Uncategorized
Tagged Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation, cultural competence, health care, health care disparities, Hispanic, Hispanic Heritage Month, Hispanics with disabilities, Latinos, National Spinal Cord Injury Association, Office of Minority Health, Paralysis Resource Center, rehabilitative services, SCI, spinal cord injury
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NARIC’s Digital Archive: New additions
Working our way through guides, manuals, and other similar material. Each listing includes an abstract and a link to the full document in PDF format. PROBLEM SOLVING WITH REHABILITATION ENGINEERING: REHABILITATION ENGINEERING CENTER TECH BRIEF, WINTER 1990. Smith, R V, … Continue reading
Webcast: An Intro to Jamaican Culture for VR Providers
The National Center for the Dissemination of Disability Research (NCDDR) is hosting a free webcast for the disability and rehabilitation communities. The presentation provides an overview of Jamaica and its sociocultural influences on disability. The information may be useful for … Continue reading
Posted in Event, Website
Tagged continuing education, cultural competence, Jamaica, NCDDR, rehabilitation, webcast
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New Acquisition: A guide to cultural competence in the curriculum: Occupational therapy.
A new guide designed to assist faculty in integrating cultural competence in the Occupational Therapy training programs. Continue reading
Posted in Guide, Publications, Website
Tagged cultural competence, curriculum design, education, occupational therapy
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