Acknowledging Our Diversity

Issue title: Ethnic and Cultural Issues

Subtitle: Vocational Rehabilitation and American Indians

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Marshall, Catherine A. | Johnson, Sharon R. | Lonetree, Georgia L.

Affiliations: Northern Arizona University, American Indian Rehabilitation Research and Training Center, Flagstaff, Arizona | State of Minnesota, Division of Rehabilitation Services, Duluth, Minnesota | Northern Arizona University, American Indian Rehabilitation Research and Training Center, Flagstaff, Arizona

Abstract: This article reviews service delivery to American Indians through American Indian vocational rehabilitation projects. It also provides an example of one state agency's Indian outreach program. The authors suggest that professionals in the public vocational rehabilitation service system acknowledge the diversity between American Indian cultures and the majority culture in order to provide appropriate services and facilitate harmonious working relationships.

DOI: 10.3233/JVR-1993-3104

Journal: Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 12-19, 1993