TY - JOUR
T1 - Understanding the experiences and needs of South Asian families caring for a child with learning disabilities in the United Kingdom
T2 - An experiential-contextual framework
AU - Heer, Kuljit
AU - Rose, John
AU - Larkin, Michael
PY - 2012/12
Y1 - 2012/12
N2 - The prevalence of learning disabilities amongst South Asian communities in the United Kingdom is thought to be almost three times higher than in any other community. Despite this, service utilisation amongst this group remains low and working cross-culturally can pose unique challenges for service providers. The experiences of South Asian families caring for a child with learning disabilities within the United Kingdom are multifaceted. This article proposes an experiential-contextual framework for exploring these experiences. The framework incorporates minority experiences as well as medical and social models of disability. The experiential-contextual framework has been applied to understanding important aspects of South Asians experiences, including: the interpretations and understanding of learning disabilities; interactions with healthcare systems; minority group pressures; and the influence of acculturation and diversity within ethnic groups.
AB - The prevalence of learning disabilities amongst South Asian communities in the United Kingdom is thought to be almost three times higher than in any other community. Despite this, service utilisation amongst this group remains low and working cross-culturally can pose unique challenges for service providers. The experiences of South Asian families caring for a child with learning disabilities within the United Kingdom are multifaceted. This article proposes an experiential-contextual framework for exploring these experiences. The framework incorporates minority experiences as well as medical and social models of disability. The experiential-contextual framework has been applied to understanding important aspects of South Asians experiences, including: the interpretations and understanding of learning disabilities; interactions with healthcare systems; minority group pressures; and the influence of acculturation and diversity within ethnic groups.
KW - culture
KW - ethnicity
KW - learning disabilities
KW - models of disability
KW - South Asian
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84869438015&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09687599.2012.699276?journalCode=cdso20
U2 - 10.1080/09687599.2012.699276
DO - 10.1080/09687599.2012.699276
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84869438015
SN - 0968-7599
VL - 27
SP - 949
EP - 963
JO - Disability and Society
JF - Disability and Society
IS - 7
ER -