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Product

The gap between theory and practice: The application of cultural brokering in community services for culturally diverse families of children with disabilities

Center:

VA-Partnership for People with Disabilities, UCEDD/LEND

Fiscal Year:

2018

Contact Information:

Dana Yarbrough
[email protected]
804-828-0352

Product Description:

This qualitative case study examined the application of a cultural brokering model in a statewide family support program serving culturally diverse families of children with disabilities. Interviews with cultural brokers and key informants in the disability field were utilized to identify the critical roles of cultural brokers, challenges in cultural brokering and strategies for being an effective cultural broker

Keyword(s):

Cultural Brokering, Family Support, Cultural Competency, Cultural Diversity

Product/Publication Type(s):

Peer-reviewed publications in scholarly journals submitted

Target Audience:

Professionals

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