Choi K H, Wynne M E
Loyola University of Chicago, USA.
Community Ment Health J. 2000 Dec;36(6):589-95. doi: 10.1023/a:1001934202450.
This survey investigated the opinions and perceptions of 44 mainstream social service providers regarding barriers to Asian Americans with developmental disabilities and their families receiving appropriate supportive services. Six main barriers were identified: (1) Language and communication difficulties; (2) Lack of knowledge concerning mainstream service delivery system; (3) Perceived cultural differences; (4) Being a "minority within a minority" in the service delivery system; (5) Individual differences within families and differences among Asian ethnic groups; and (6) Lack of resources to meet needs within the family. Implications of the interrelationships among the identified barriers were discussed.
这项调查研究了44家主流社会服务提供商对于发育障碍亚裔美国人及其家庭在获得适当支持性服务方面所面临障碍的看法和认知。共确定了六个主要障碍：（1）语言和沟通困难；（2）对主流服务提供系统缺乏了解；（3）感知到的文化差异；（4）在服务提供系统中处于“少数群体中的少数群体”地位；（5）家庭内部的个体差异以及亚裔族群之间的差异；（6）家庭内部缺乏满足需求的资源。文中还讨论了已确定障碍之间相互关系的影响。
