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Psychological and Social Impact of Illness and Physical Ability

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ISBN-10: 0826106552

ISBN-13: 9780826106551

Edition: 6th 2012

Authors: Irmo Marini, Mark A. Stebnicki

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This volume examines current thought and treatment approaches in working with individuals with disabilities. Abundant and insightful narratives by disabled individuals offer a bridge between theory and practice for students in rehabilitation psychology and counselling courses.
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Book details

List price: $105.00
Edition: 6th
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Springer Publishing Company, Incorporated
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 600
Size: 7.00" wide x 10.00" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 2.156
Language: English

Contributors
Foreword Arthur
Preface
Acknowledgments
Historical Perspectives on Illness and Disability
History of Treatment Toward Persons With Disabilities in America
On the Origins of Negative Attitudes Toward People With Disabilities
History of Treatment Toward Persons With Psychiatric Disabilities
Social Work Practice With People With Disabilities in the Era of Disability Rights
Models of Disability: Implications for the Counseling Profession
Changes in Attitudes Toward People With Handicaps
Personal Perspective: Coping With a Journey Toward Recovery: From the Inside Out
The Personal Impact of Disability
Psychological Adaptation to Chronic Illness and Disability: A Primer for Counselors
Objective Self-Awareness and Stigma: Implications for Persons With Visible Disabilities
Psychosocial Disparities Faced by Women With Physical Disabilities
Sexuality and Spinal Cord Injury Counseling Implications
Cross-Cultural Counseling Issues of Males Who Sustain a Disability
Psychiatric and Psychological Issues in Survivors of Major Disasters
Quality of Life and Psychosocial Adaptation to Chronic Illness and Acquired Disability: A Conceptual and Theoretical Synthesis
Personal Perspective: Using Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy Techniques to Cope With Disability
Family Issues in Illness and Disability
My Child is Not My Carer: Mothers With Physical Disabilities and the Well-Being of Children
Parenting a Child With a Chronic Medical Condition
In the Midst of a Hurricane: A Case Study of a Couple Living With AIDS
Parental Illness, Family Functioning, and Adolescent Well-Being: A Family Ecology Framework to Guide Research
My Life With Muscular Dystrophy: Lessons and Opportunities
Personal Perspective: Dealing With Spina Bifida: A Mother's Perspective
Interventions and Resources
Substance Use and Substance Use Disorders
Working With Trauma-Related Mental Health Problems Among Combat Veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq Conflicts
Users of Assistive Technology: The Human Component
Dance of Disability and Spirituality
Rehabilitation Professionals and Abuse of Women Consumers
Personal Perspective: Recovery and the Rehabilitation Process: A Personal Journey
New Directions: Issues and Perspectives
Positive Psychology, Wellness, and Post-Traumatic Growth Implications for Rehabilitation Counselor Education
Successful Aging: A Disability Perspective
An International Conceptualization of Disability: The International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health
Psychosocial Impact of Empathy Fatigue on Professional Helpers
Obesity as a Disability: Medical, Psychosocial, and Vocational Implications
Eugenics, Euthanasia, and Physician-Assisted Suicide: An Overview for Rehabilitation Professionals
Mental Health Preparedness for Terrorist Incidents
Key Concepts and Techniques for an Aging Workforce
Reflections and Considerations
Reflections on the View From Here
Reflections
Personal Perspective: Life's Lessons Taught to Me by My Disability
Perspective Exercises
Perspective Exercise 1
Common Pain, Mutual Support
Perspective Exercise 2
Who Needs This Kind of Help?
Perspective Exercise 3
Is the Person With a Disability More Important Than the Family?
Perspective Exercise 4
Enough is Enough
Perspective Exercise 5
Fragile: Handle With Care
Perspective Exercise 6
I Am in Love With a Stranger
Personal Perspectives
Chris and His Mother: Hope and Home
Karen-My Daughter Forever
Living in Spite of Multiple Sclerosis
Surviving Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A Daughter's Perspective
My Life With a Disability: Continued Opportunities
For Better or for Worse
Experiencing Sexuality as an Adolescent With Rheumatoid Arthritis
Index