Culture and occupation : effectiveness for occupational therapy practice, education and research / edited by Shirley A. Wells, DrPH, OTR, FAOTA, Roxie M. Black, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, and Jyothi Gupta, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Exploring culture / Jyothi Gupta -- Sociocultural aspects of occupation / Jyothi Gupta -- Sociopolitical dimensions of participation: occupational justice / Jyothi Gupta -- The changing language of cross-cultural practice / Roxie M. Black -- Model for culture effectiveness / Shirley A. Wells, Roxie M. Black and Jyothi Gupta -- Self-awareness, attitudes, and the concept of power -- Cultural self-awareness, critical reflection, and transforming attitudes / Roxie M. Black -- Prejudice, privilege, and power / Roxie M. Black -- Acquiring cultural self-awareness / Roxie M. Black -- Model for culture effectiveness / Shirley A. Wells, Roxie M. Black and Jyothi Gupta -- Cultural self-awareness, critical reflection, and transforming attitudes / Roxie M. Black -- Health status and heath disparities / Shirley A. Wells -- Exploring cultural knowledge / Shirley A. Wells -- Developing cross-cultural communication skills / Roxie M. Black -- Effective patient-provider communication in cross-cultural encounters / Leanne Yinusa-Nyahkoon -- Constructing a personal plan to develop cultural effectiveness / Roxie M. Black -- Culture and clinical practice / Shirley A. Wells -- Culture and ethical practice / Shirley A. Wells -- Client-centered, culturally effective occupational therapy: a phenomenological study / Peggy M. Martin -- Addressing culture in patient encounters / Dianna Michelle Medina -- Poverty, cultural values, and lifestyles / Anne Cronin -- Addressing language barriers in patient care: evidence-based strategies / Cheryl J. Hickey and Jaqueline Thrash -- Integrating health promotion, culture and occupational therapy / Jami E. Flick -- Influence of culture on food in occupational therapy / Toni Thompson -- Educating and cultural effectiveness / Roxie M. Black -- Lessons learned educating for cultural competence: experiential and reflective strategies / Theresa Leto and Rosalie King -- Bridging classroom and community: designing a culturally responsive curriculum / Nina Robins -- Building an inclusive educational environment to support diversity / Leslie Roundtree, Regina Smith and Elizabeth Wanka -- Fostering cultural awareness through fieldwork experiences with people from a refugee background / Yda J. Smith -- Occupation-based community practice: untapped opportunities / Jyothi Gupta -- Developing a handwriting instruction program for adults learning English as a second language / Victoria Nackley, Cora Bruns and Nancy Hollins -- The living well program: a community-based participatory wellness program / Jyothi Gupta -- Heath research and issues of race, ethnicity and culture / Shirley A. Wells -- Cultural competence and the research process: a study comparing Mexican American and European American older adults' strategies for promoting functional independence / Hon K. Yuen and Angela E. Scoggin -- Strategies and tools for assessing cultural competence / Juleen Rodakowski and Yolanda Suarez-Balcazar -- Evidence supporting cultural effectiveness / Roxie M. Black, Shirley A. Wells and Jyothi Gupta.