Research Article
Difficulties in Providing International Support for People with Disabilities in Cambodia
1Faculty of Psychology, Iryo Sosei University, Fukushima, Japan
2Faculty of Psychology, Iryo Sosei University, Fukushima, Japan
2Community Psychology, Counseling, and Family Therapy Department, St. Cloud State University, Minnesota, USA
Shinnosuke Harada, PhD, Faculty of Psychology, Iryo Sosei University, Fukushima, Japan.
Received Date: May 31, 2022; Published Date: June 09, 2022
Abstract
Cambodia’s domestic policy towards supports for people with disabilities is not well-developed, and support from abroad has been historically
essential. However, support from overseas is not yet sufficiently advanced, nor has it been consistent. In this study, we interviewed three people
engaged in support activities to identify the factors that are causing difficulties for foreign supporters or support groups in developing supports in
Cambodia. The following five points were identified as the main difficulties in developing education and welfare support for people with disabilities
in Cambodia:
1) inconsistent understanding among the Cambodian people of the significance of educating and providing welfare to people with disabilities,
2) difficulties in interpreting technical terms and concepts that do not exist in Cambodia,
3) 3)unestablished professional positions of people with disabilities and their supporters,
4) difficulties in identifying local leadership, and
5) difficulty in developing activities due to the closed nature of relationships. The interviews in this study do not only highlight the above issues
in case studies, but also provides successful examples of how to solve these problems. The findings will be useful in planning and developing future
support for the education and welfare of people with disabilities in Cambodia.
Keywords: Cambodia; Education and welfare for people with disabilities
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Shinnosuke Harada, Sumire Sato, Anna Ueda. Difficulties in Providing International Support for People with Disabilities in Cambodia. Curr Tr Clin & Med Sci. 3(2): 2022. CTCMS.MS.ID.000557.