International Conference on Providing Rehabilitation Services for Foreign-Born Persons, Washington, D.C., May 2002
Purpose
One of every 10 U.S. residents was born in another country. Many other nations have high immigration rates, also. Increasingly, rehabilitation service providers are called upon to provide services to persons whose culture may differ from their own. Cultures often influence our understanding of disability and the goals and methods of rehabilitation. This conference will examine issues related to providing services to foreign-born consumers, including problems and best practices.
Program Rehabilitation practitioners from abroad will describe the strategies they have developed in their own countries to provide rehabilitation services to foreign-born persons with disabilities. Other sessions will focus on specific cultures of the countries of origin. Special issues related to the different types of rehabilitation services will also be addressed. The conference will include both invited and submitted papers. There will also be a full-day, pre-conference workshop on Culture Brokering.
Who should attend? Rehabilitation practitioners, consumers, policymakers and scholars interested in cultural issues related to disability.
Registration fee: $190
For more information contact:
Nancy Wilkins, nwilkins@buffalo.edu.
CIRRIE- Center for International Rehabilitation Research Information & Exchange
State University of New York at Buffalo
515 Kimball Tower
Buffalo NY 14221
716-829-3141 ext.149
http://cirrie.buffalo.edu
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