Cultural competence in occupational therapists working in early intervention therapy programs

Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 180-186

  Wray, Eleanor L ^a   Mortenson, Patricia A ^b  

^a Occupational Therapist   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cultural competence; Early childhood intervention; Family centered care; Occupational therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION; ETHNIC GROUP; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

ADULT; ANTHROPOLOGY, CULTURAL; CULTURAL COMPETENCY; EARLY INTERVENTION (EDUCATION); ETHNIC GROUPS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 79958159225     PISSN: 00084174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2182/cjot.2011.78.3.6     Document Type: Article

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