Asian Americans with Disabilities: Influence of the Disability Rights Movement on Culturally Competent Social Work Practice
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Keywords
social work, culturally relevant approach, Asian Americans with disabilities
Abstract
This article discusses the implications for culturally relevant social work practice with Asian Americans with disabilities based on the goals and philosophy of the disability rights movement. Standards of practice within the social work profession, especially in the health care and rehabilitation settings, have included changes in conceptual framework and practice roles in response to the disability rights movement. Using a case study as an example, the article focuses on the cultural values of Asian Americans with disabilities to identify obstacles to incorporating mutually shared premises into social work practice. Some of the concepts of the disability rights movement need to be redefined in a culturally competent way so that social workers can respond appropriately to the needs of Asian Americans with disabilities. The implications are that social work practice must integrate and apply cultural values with support of the full functioning of people with disabilities.
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Brown, C., & Ringma, C. (1989, December). The myth of consumer participation in disability services: some issues for Social Workers. Australian Social Work, 42(4), 35-40.
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Gilson, S. F., Bricout, J. C., & Baskind, F. R. (1998, March/April). Listening to the voices of individuals with disabilities. Families in Society, 79(2), 188-96.
Gilson, S. F., & DePoy, E. (2002, Winter). Theoretical approaches to disability content in Social Work education. Journal of Social Work Education, 38(1), 153-165
Hiayama, H., & Cetingok, M. (1988). Empowerment: A Social Work approach for Asian immigrants. Social Casework, 69(1), 41-47.
Howoritz, J. J. (1959). Education for social workers in the rehabilitation of the handicapped. New York, NY: Wolff Book Manufacturing Co., Inc.
Hsu, F. L. K. (1985). The self in cross-cultural perspective. In A. Manella, G. Devos, and F. Hsu (Eds.), Culture and self (pp. 24-55). New York, NY: Travistock.
Kaplan, R. M. (1999). Shared medical decision-making: A new paradigm for behavioral medicine. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 21(1), 3-11.
Mackelprang, R. W., & Salsgiver, R. O. (1996, January). People with disabilities and Social Work: Historical and contemporary issues. Social Work, 41(1), 7-14.
McCallion, P., & Toseland, R. W. (1993, December). Empowering families of adolescents and adults with developmental disabilities. Families in Society, 74(10), 579-89.
Meinert, R., & de Loyola, S. (2002). The national protection and advocacy system: What Social Workers need to know. Journal of Social Work in Disability and Rehabilitation, 1(1), 15-26.
National Association of Social Workers (1996). NASW code of ethics. Washington D.C.: Author.
Pillari, V. (2002). Social Work practice theories and skills. Needham Heights, MA: Allyn & Bacon Spearson Education Company.
Quinn, P. (1995). Social Work and disability management policy: Yesterday, today, and tomorrow. Social Work in Health Care, 20(3), 67-82.
Quinn, P. (1995). Social Work education and disability: Benefiting from the impact of ADA. Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 12(2), 55-71.
Russo, R. J. (1999, January/February). Applying a strengths-based practice approach in working with people with developmental disabilities and their families. Families in Society, 80(1), 25-33.
Soloman, B. B. (1976). Black empowerment social work in oppressed communities. New York, NY: Columbia University Press.
Stainton, T. (2002, September). Taking rights structurally: Disability, rights and Social Worker responses to direct payments. The British-Journal of Social Work, 32(6), 751-763.
Triandis, H. C., Bontempo, R., Villareal, M. J., Asai, M., & Lucca, N. (1988). Individualism and collectivism: Cross-cultural perspective on self-intergroup relationships. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 54(20), 323-338.
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Author Biographies
Christine N. Langworthy, Assistant Director of Practicum, School of Social Work, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Christine N. Langworthy, LSW is Assistant Director of Practicum at the School of Social Work, University of Hawaii at Manoa. She has extensive social work practice experience in the areas of mental health and gerontology.
Evaon C. Wong-Kim, Assistant Professor, College of Social Work, San Jose State University
Evaon C. Wong-Kim, LCSW, MPH, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor at the College of Social Work, San Jose State University. Dr. Wong-Kim practiced medical social work for ten years before joining the faculty.