Culturally sensitive social work practice with Arab clients in mental health settings

Health and Social Work

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 9-22

  Al Krenawi, Alean ^a   Graham, John R ^b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arab ethnic origin; Cross cultural studies; Ethnic minority groups; Mental health care; Practice

Indexed keywords

ARAB; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONTROL; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MENTAL DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; MIGRATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIGION; REVIEW; SOCIAL WORK;

ACCULTURATION; ARABS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNICATION; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FAMILY; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MENTAL DISORDERS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL WORK, PSYCHIATRIC;

EID: 0034133222     PISSN: 03607283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hsw/25.1.9     Document Type: Article

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