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Thursday, July 16, 2009, 2:00 PM Central

Jamaican Culture and Rehabilitation Issues

Presented by Doreen Miller, RhD, CRC, Department of Psychology and Rehabilitation Programs, Southern University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

About the Webcast

The presentation provides an overview of Jamaica and its sociocultural influences on disability. The information may be useful for rehabilitation service providers in the United States who may serve Jamaican immigrants and their families. Some of the topics are: history and reasons for emigration to the United States, concept of disability, concept of independence, culture rituals, typical patterns of interactions between consumers and rehabilitation service providers, role of community and gender differences in service provision, eating habits, recommendations, and ways in which service providers can become more familiar with the culture.

About the Presenter

Doreen Miller, RhD, CRC, is a professor in the Department of Psychology and Rehabilitation Programs at Southern University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana where she has worked since 1977. She was born in Jamaica and lived in both urban and rural Jamaican communities. She received her undergraduate and graduate education in the U.S., and was awarded the RhD in rehabilitation counseling from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. Dr. Miller-Diagne has received grants from the Rehabilitation Services Administration for training programs in rehabilitation services.

Presentation Materials

• PowerPoint presentation (PowerPoint file 424kb)
• Word version of PowerPoint presentation (Text 76kb)

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SEDL has received pre-approval from the Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification (CRCC) for 1.5 Certified Rehabilitation Counselor Continuing Education Units (CRC-CEUs) for participating in the webcast, or viewing the archive of the webcast, through 12-31-09.
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This webcast is supported through the National Center for the Dissemination of Disability Research (NCDDR), which is funded by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR), part of the U.S. Department of Education and is supported in part by the Independent Living Research Utilization (ILRU) program. The opinions and views expressed are those of the presenters and no endorsement by the funding agency should be inferred.

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