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Caregiving across cultures
— working with dementing illness and ethnically diverse populations | | Author(s) | Ramón Valle |
| Publisher | Taylor and Francis, London, 1998 |
| Pages | 233 pp |
| Source | Taylor & Francis, 1 Gunpowder Square, London EC4A 3DE. |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Ethnic groups ; Informal care ; Medical care ; Services ; Customs. |
| Annotation | This is a guide for professionals and care providers who are developing culturally-based techniques for the care of older people suffering from dementia, relevant to the needs of ethnically diverse communities. The intent is to provide a working guide for the acquisition and/or refinement of intercultural engagement skills through the application of cultural mapping techniques. Cultural mapping can be described as a multi-faceted assessment strategy identifying the core linguistic-communication patterns, customs, coping strategies, and value frameworks. Part 1 spotlights the key elements of cultural mapping, including: language; interaction patterns, roles and relationships; values, beliefs and cultural norms; and sorting factors confused with culture such as low levels of literacy. Part 2 presents an overview of the knowledge and skill - and their assimilation - which practitioners require. Part 3 outlines the way in which an organisation's staff and managers can collaborate to develop intercultural competence. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-980728235 B |
| Classmark | EA: TK: P6: LK: I: TQC |
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