Diversity in occupational therapy: Experiences of consumers who identify themselves as minority group members

Australian Occupational Therapy Journal

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 302-313

  Kirsh, Bonnie ^a   Trentham, Barry ^a   Cole, Sametta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clinical competence; Cultural diversity; Minority groups; Occupational Therapy; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; CULTURAL FACTOR; CULTURAL VALUE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MINORITY GROUP; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PEER GROUP; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RELIGION; SAFETY; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL STATUS; WORK EXPERIENCE;

EID: 33750468659     PISSN: 00450766     EISSN: 14401630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1630.2006.00576.x     Document Type: Article

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