Disability and the Black Community

ISBN-13: 9780789020765 / Angielski / Twarda / 2003 / 304 str.

Sheila D. Miller

Opis

Miller (social work, Norfolk State U.) presents 16 papers that review issues of physical, mental, and learning disabilities as they affect different communities and populations of African Americans. Specific topics include the role of the physician in dealing with arthritis and disability; welfare reform and disability; HIV/AIDs prevention, risk- t

Spis treści

• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• A Study to Assess Patient Satisfaction of Transitioning from Medicaid to Managed Care by Sickle Cell Patients in Hampton Roads, Virginia
• Help-Seeking and Risk-Taking Behavior Among Black Street Youth: Implications for HIV/AIDS Prevention and Social Policy
• Arthritis and the Role of the Physician in Nonmalignant Pain and Disability
• The Context of Religiosity, Social Support and Health Locus of Control: Implications for the Health-Related Quality of Life of African-American Hemodialysis Patients
• Motivated but Fearful: Welfare Reform, Disability, and Race
• Predicting Weekly Earning for Consumers with Severe Disabilities: Implications for Welfare Reform and Vocational Rehabilitation
• Foster Care Children with Disabilities
• Public Housing Accommodations for Individuals with Disabilities
• Addressing Students’ Social and Emotional Needs: The Role of Mental Health Teams in Schools
• Parent-Adolescent Interaction: Influence on the Academic Achievement of African American Adolescent Males
• The State of Mental Health Services for Children and Adolescents: An Examination of Programs, Practices and Policies
• 100% Access, Zero Health Disparities, and GIS: An Improved Methodology for Designating Health Professions Shortage Areas
• A Study of the Influence of Protective Factors as a Resource to African American Males in Traditional Batterers Interventions
• African Centered Family Healing: An Alternative Paradigm
• A Model Program for African American Children in Foster Care System
• Missed Opportunities and Unlimited Possibilities: Teaching Disability Content in Schools of Social Work
• Epilogue
• Index
• Reference Notes Included

O autorze

Authored by Miller, Sheila D