Cultural Beliefs and Disability: Implications for Rehabilitation Counsellors

Boston, Quintin; Dunlap, Paige N.; Ethridge, Glacia; Barnes, Erin F.; Dowden, Angel Riddick; Euring, Myshalae J.

doi:10.1007/s10447-015-9250-7

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“…For example, cultural context can impact on the extent to which families seek intervention or support (Freeth et al, 2014) and the intervention outcomes that they value and prioritise (Tincani et al, 2009). Thus, Westernised intervention approaches may not necessarily be appropriate for use with non-Western populations (Boston et al, 2015;Freeth et al, 2014;Masi et al, 2017;Norbury & Sparks, 2013;Ravindran & Myers, 2012). There is also evidence to suggest that autistic individuals from minority groups are less likely to access evidence-based treatments (Baumann et al, 2015;Smith et al, 2020).…”

Section: Rationalementioning

confidence: 99%

Māori and autism: A scoping review

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Cultural groups may vary considerably in their understandings of autism spectrum disorder and approaches to supporting autistic individuals. However, approaches to researching, identifying and managing autism are largely dominated by Western perspectives. This review provides an overview of the literature related to autism and Māori, the indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand. A search of the peer-reviewed and grey literature identified 273 potentially relevant publications, and 13 of these met inclusion criteria. The included publications addressed questions related to Māori understandings of autism, Māori prevalence rates and diagnostic and support services for Māori. Findings suggest broad differences in Māori and Western understandings of autism and slightly higher autism prevalence rates for Māori than for non-Māori New Zealanders. The need for diagnostic and support services that are both effective and culturally appropriate for Māori was also highlighted. These findings are discussed in relation to implications for future research and the provision of services for autistic Māori. Lay abstract Most current approaches to identifying, researching and managing autism are based on Western views and understandings. However, different cultural groups may understand and approach autism differently. We searched a wide range of websites, academic journals and other sources for published information related to autism and Māori, the indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand. Our search identified 13 publications that addressed questions related to Māori understandings of autism, Māori prevalence rates and diagnostic and support services for Māori. Overall, we found broad differences in Māori and Western understandings of autism and slightly higher autism prevalence rates for Māori than for non-Māori New Zealanders. Findings also highlighted a need for diagnostic and support services that are both effective and culturally appropriate for Māori. We discuss what these findings might mean for future research and the provision of services for Māori with autism.

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Section: Rationalementioning

confidence: 99%

Māori and autism: A scoping review

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“…It is important that providers be mindful of the cultural views not only of the individual with a disability but also those of the family (Boston et al, 2015;Lee & Ditchman, 2016;Middleton et al, 2000). Family members' attitudes about disability have the potential to either improve or impede the process of rehabilitation, and it therefore benefits clinicians to attend to how a patient' s family perceives the individual' s disability (Boston et al, 2015). At times, the services that an individual with a disability selects may be influenced by the perceptions and opinions of his or her family (Ravindran & Myers, 2012).…”

Section: Disability Competencementioning

confidence: 99%

“…In rehabilitation settings, additional competence in awareness and understanding of disability is required beyond that outlined in the APA' s (2002) guidelines, as a patient' s individual and cultural beliefs about disability may greatly influence rehabilitation (Boston et al, 2015). According to Lee and Ditchman (2016), "the disability experience is a multicultural experience" (p. 27).…”

Section: Disability Competencementioning

confidence: 99%

“…For example, research has documented a relationship between racial identity and multiple outcomes related to one' s adjustment to disability (Lee & Ditchman, 2016). Furthermore, rehabilitation interventions for disabilities that are considered appropriate in one culture may be seen as discriminatory, oppressive, or harmful in another (Boston et al, 2015).…”

Section: Disability Competencementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Different cultures may have their own perceptions of disability, rather than there being a universal cause, treatment, or understanding of disability (Boston et al, 2015;Olkin, 2002). For example, some Asian cultures view disability as a punishment for wrongdoing in one' s past or a previous life (Miles, 2000), while the Ashanti in Ghana reject and abandon children with physical and intellectual disabilities and bar men with physical disabilities from becoming leaders (Munyi, 2012).…”

Section: Disability Competencementioning

confidence: 99%

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