Disability as Diversity: Developing Cultural Competence reveals why Disability is a Cultural experience, rather than merely a medical status.
She is a co-founder of the Disabled Parenting Project (DPP), a resource for support and information for parents and prospective parents with a wide range of disabilities as well as professional tools related to Disability and parenthood..
Her primary areas of clinical and research interest are Disability culture, identity, and inclusion.
Department of Veterans Affairs for over a decade.
She has been a psychologist with the U.
S.
Andrews is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Texas Dell Medical School.
Dr.
She is board certified in rehabilitation psychology.
Andrews is a licensed psychologist in Austin, TX.
About the Author Erin E.
This book offers practical suggestions for clinicians and researchers who work with people with disabilities in order to be culturally effective in all aspects of assessment, intervention, and scientific inquiry.
Researchers will find a thorough exploration of the challenges inherent in Disability research, the importance of full consumer inclusion, and future directions to reduce health disparities based on disability.
Readers will learn about specific considerations for intervention with children and adults with disabilities, including how to tailor intervention approaches, clinician attitudes, and the use of evidence based treatments.
Andrews offers readers a guide to disability-related considerations for psychological testing and assessment and the role of universal design.
The reader will gain enhanced knowledge and skills to provide culturally competent care to individuals, as well as methods to enrich Cultural humility at the organizational level.
Andrews delves into the intricacies and controversies of Disability language, including person-first and identity-first language.
She explores the concept of Disability identity development, and how some people with disabilities identify readily as disabled and embrace the Disability community, while others do not view themselves as disabled even though they meet commonly accepted criteria for disability.
Andrews argues that there is a distinct Disability culture, and introduces the reader to its characteristics and features.
The reader will learn about Disability microaggressions and how attempts to improve Disability awareness can be misguided.
Andrews illustrates that not only are negative attitudes harmful, but that overly positive stereotypes can have an equally detrimental effect on disabled people.
She presents important concepts about attitudes toward Disability and the impact of ableism.
In this volume, Andrews sets the stage with the must-know history of Disability rights and the social and Cultural evolution of disabled people in the United States.
Conceptual models of Disability have evolved into a complex biopsychosocial phenomenon that Disability service providers must understand to fully appreciate the intricacy of the lives of the people they serve.
Disability as Diversity: Developing Cultural Competence reveals why Disability is a Cultural experience, rather than merely a medical status
