Cultural Competence in the Caring Professions By Kieran O'Hagan

Cultural Competence in the Caring Professions\nby Kieran O'Hagan\nPaperback\nEnglish\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: Kieran O'Hagan\nTitle: Cultural Competence in the Caring Professions\nFormat: Paperback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: Social welfare and social services\nPublisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers\nPublication year: 2001\nISBN-13: 9781853027598\nISBN-10: 1853027596\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\n\nThe right of minority groups to define their culture and identity in their own terms is the central theme of this book. O'Hagan argues that a comprehensive definition of culture, and an awareness of all the issues involved, may enable practitioners to fulfil their statutory obligations more effectively. The current assumption of much literature in the caring professions that race is the most crucial com.