Transcultural health and social care :

Transcultural health and social care : development of culturally competent practitioners edited by Irena Papadopoulos ; Forewords by Cecil Helman, Larry Purnell - Edinburgh : Elsevier Churchill Livingstone, c2006. - xiii, 351 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

"...deals with a comprehensive range of issues, processes, theories,research and practices aimed at the development of services that are culturally appropriate, acceptable and relevant to the culturally diverse societies of the twenty-first century. The public expects the care they receive from health and social care practitioners to be sensitive to their cultural beliefs and values, appropriate to their needs, and free from discrimination." - cover.

Includes index, p. 345-351.

This title is directed primarily towards health care professionals outside of the United States. It communicates current evidence-based knowledge in the area of transcultural care and meets the needs of health and social care practitioners who must change their practices to comply with national policies and the expectations of a multicultural public.



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