The counselling needs of families with disabilities in the United Arab Emirates

Smadi, Ahmad A.

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“…In her research on education for children who have Down's syndrome in the United Arab Emirates, Gaad (2001) found that placement in special and residential schools is more much common than inclusion. Educational services for physical disabilities such as visual impairments and cognitive disabilities are among the more readily available (Hadidi, 1998;Smadi & Sartawi, 1998). Opportunities for providing psychoeducation and supportive counseling for parents of disabled children have increased (Duvdevany & Abboud, 2003), although the extended family still provides considerable support.…”

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Working with Arab American families: Culturally competent practice for school psychologists

Haboush

2007

Psychology in the Schools

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Individuals of Arab descent residing within the United States currently number between 1.2 million and 3.9 million. These families are characterized by considerable diversity depending upon their nationality, religion, and extent of acculturation to both Western and Arab cultures. More recently, Arab families have immigrated to the United States in response to traumatic events, such as war, a situation that has complicated their subsequent adjustment and acculturation to life in the United States. The growth in the Arab American population suggests that school psychologists are increasingly likely to work with their children and families. However, despite the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP; 2000) and American Psychological Association (APA; 2002) ethical guidelines requiring culturally competent practice, little has been written to guide the school psychologist's work with this population. This article draws on the available literature on Arab cultural values and acculturation to enhance culturally sensitive school psychology practice at the individual and systems levels. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Psychol Schs 44: 183–198, 2007.

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Working with Arab American families: Culturally competent practice for school psychologists

Haboush

2007

Psychology in the Schools

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“…But in reality, if the UAE has the prevalence of disability equal to international averages, then the UAE has somewhere between 200,000 and 450,000 persons with disabilities 5 (Staff 2005;Salama 2006). According to figures published in the local press, this number is growing due, in part, to the prevalence of consanguinity and maintaining one of the world's highest rates of traffic accidents (Smadi and Sartawi 1998;El-Sadig et al 2002;Reini 2009;Chung 2010;Shaheen 2010). A wide spectrum of causes beyond the two examples exist and the consequences of disability vary according to the specific socio-economic circumstances and different social services available at the local level.…”

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Introduction

Pineda¹

2019

Building the Inclusive City

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Cities around the world are failing people with disabilities, who represent 15-20% of the world's population. These failures exist across every sector of life. Historically, people with disabilities have been treated as objects of charity in need of custodial care. However, urban planners who are well positioned to help usher in a new wave of urban reforms and cities around the world like Dubai are experimenting with more inclusive and equitable policies. These new approaches are fundamentally restructuring urban planning and design. The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and UAE Federal Law No. 29 challenge normative approaches to spatial justice and policy. This chapter explores how these innovations seek to remove obstacles for people with disabilities. The case of the United Arab Emirates may at first glance appear to be an atypical case of disability-related development, but its unique position illustrates broader structural challenges and tensions inherent to the process of broad-based, cross-sectoral reforms. Building upon an original innovative framework, this book assesses the transformation of disability rights in Dubai and adds an urban dimension to the Capability Model of Disability by addressing the theoretical gaps that impede social inclusion of people with disabilities in cities.

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Changing attitudes of school psychologists towards pupils with special educational needs in Turkey

Polat

2001

European Journal of Special Needs Education

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The counselling needs of families with disabilities in the United Arab Emirates

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Working with Arab American families: Culturally competent practice for school psychologists

Working with Arab American families: Culturally competent practice for school psychologists

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Changing attitudes of school psychologists towards pupils with special educational needs in Turkey

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