‘What a marvelous and amazing textbook. Drs. Marini, Glover-Graf and Millington have done a remarkable job in the design of this highly unique book, that comprehensively and very thoughtfully addresses the psychosocial aspects of the disability experience. These highly respected scholars have produced a major work that will be a central text in rehabilitation education for years to come.’
From the Foreword by Michael J. Leahy , Ph.D., LPC, CRC
Office of Rehabilitation and Disability Studies
Michigan State University
‘This is an excellent book, but the best parts are the stories of the disabled, which give readers insights into their struggles and triumphs.’ Score: 94, 4 Stars–Doody’s Medical Reviews
What are the differences between individuals with disabilities who flourish as opposed to those who never really adjust after a trauma? How are those born with a disability different from individuals who acquire one later in life? This is the first textbook about the psychosocial aspects of disability to provide students and practitioners of rehabilitation counseling with vivid insight into the experience of living with a disability. It features the first-person narratives of 16 people living with a variety of disabling conditions, which are integrated with sociological and societal perspectives toward disability, and strategies for counseling persons with disabilities.
Using a minority model perspective to address disability, the book focuses on historical perspectives, cultural variants regarding disability, myths and misconceptions, the attitudes of special interest and occupational groups, the psychology of disability with a focus on positive psychology, and adjustments to disability by the individual and family. A wealth of counseling guidelines and useful strategies are geared specifically to individual disabilities.
Key Features:- Contains narratives of people living with blindness, hearing impairments, spinal cord injuries, muscular dystrophy, polio, mental illness, and other disabilities
- Provides counseling guidelines and strategies specifically geared toward specific disabilities, including ‘dos and don’ts’
- Includes psychological and sociological research relating to individual disabilities
- Discusses ongoing treatment issues and ethical dilemmas for rehabilitation counselors
- Presents thought-provoking discussion questions in each chapter
- Authored by prominent professor and researcher who became disabled as a young adult
قائمة المحتويات
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Part I: Disability from a Sociological Perspective
1. The History of Treatment toward Persons with Disabilities
2. Societal Attitudes and Myths about Disabilities: Improving the Social Consciousness
3. Culturally Different Issues and Attitudes toward Disability
4. Attitudes toward Disability by Special Interest and Occupational Groups
Part II: The Psychology of Disability Surrounding the Individual and Family
5. Theories of Adjustment to Disability by the Individual
6. Family Adaptation across Cultures toward a Loved One Who is Disabled
7. Sexuality Issues and Disability
8. The Psychosocial World of the Injured Worker
Part III: Pertinent Topics Concerning Psychosocial Issues of Disability
9. Quality of Life across the Lifespan for Persons with Disabilities
10. Implications of Social Support and Care-giving for Loved Ones with a Disability
11. Thriving Versus Succumbing to Disability: Psychosocial Factors and Positive Psychology
Part V: Counseling Strategies and Insights for Working with Persons with Disabilities
12. Which Counseling Theories and Techniques Work Best with Different Disability Populations and Why
13. Basic Do’s and Don’ts in Counseling Persons with Disabilities
14. Counseling with Families
15. Ethical Responsibilities in Working with Persons with Disabilities and Duty to Educate
16. What We Counsel, Teach, and Research Regarding the Needs of Persons with Disabilities: What Have We Been Missing?
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عن المؤلف
Michael J. Millington, Ph D is Course Director for the Rehabilitation Counselling Discipline and Associate of the Centre for Disability Research and Policy, and the WHO Collaborating Centre at the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney.
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