Disability as opportunity for working with cultural principles in with Asian clients
CALD Disability Awareness Resource
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- Family cohesion can be strengthened ("My husband and other children take part in household chores. They are also learning how to take care of my son...").
- Strengths and resources in members of the family can be highlighted.
- Family cohesion can be used to create growth and achievement (CHia-ho-wan-shih-hsing' – "a family in harmony can accomplish almost anything").
- Taoist and Buddhist beliefs of compassion and benevolence can be emphasised.
- Taoist principles of harmony and balance can encourage a balanced approach to managing family challenges.
- Disability can evoke an increased awareness and appreciation for life (" ... it made me respect life more. I have become more understanding and more giving. My son has really made all of us grow as individuals, as a family").
- Families can 'save face' by re-framing fateful or negative attitudes.
Quotes from (Chang & Hsu, p. 2352-4, 2007).