Kuljit Heer

• PhD University of Birmingham
• King's College London

Purpose – India has one of the more progressive disability frameworks in the developing world which tends to adopt western philosophies and principles (e.g. parent participation and advocacy) which to some degree mirrors the type of service delivery in the UK. The purpose of this paper is to adopt a cross-cultural perspective to explore caregiving...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the role of culture in shaping the caregiving experiences of British South Asian families caring for a child with developmental disabilities in the UK. In particular it explores how the coexistence of two distinct cultures (British/South Asian) impacts upon these caregiving experiences. Design/meth...

Purpose: The study explored how service providers address the challenges of providing culturally competent care within disability services in the United Kingdom. Design/method: Focus groups and interpretative phenomenological analysis were used to explore the experiences of 20 service providers from a range of professions, working with South Asi...

Purpose – The current qualitative study aims to investigate service users’, support staff's and community team members’ views of gender differences in cause and presentation of mental health problems, whether current services respond differently to men and women with mental health problems and areas in which services can become more gender sensitiv...

The current qualitative study was funded by the Judith Trust to investigate service users', support staff and community team members' views of the services currently provided to adults with intellectual disabilities and mental health problems and what they consider to be desirable qualities for staff to possess. In the first stage of the study, two...

The prevalence of learning disabilities amongt South Asian communities in the United Kingdom is thought to be almost three times higher than in any other community. Despite this, service utilisation amongst this group remains low and working cross-culturally can pose unique challenges for service providers. The experiences of South Asian families c...

Purpose This study aims to explore the cultural context of care‐giving amongst South Asian communities caring for a child with intellectual disabilities in the United Kingdom. Design/methodology/approach In the context of the United Kingdom's Children's Intellectual Disability Services, the study set out to develop a culturally sensitive account o...