“This edition…adds an important international perspective on illness as well as disability. The personal narratives help bring the real world of people who are suffering to the forefront of the scientific discourse ”–Doody’s Medical Reviews
Now in its sixth edition, this best-selling textbook continues to be the most comprehensive as well as diverse text available on the psychosocial aspects of disability. It examines current thought as well as treatment approaches to working with individuals with disabilities through the contributions of expert thinkers as well as practitioners in the disability field. Abundant as well as insightful narratives by disabled individuals offer a bridge between theory as well as practice for students in rehabilitation psychology as well as counseling courses.
In addition to completely updated as well as reorganized material, this edition contains insightful new section introductions, empirically based research articles, as well as the contributions of international researchers presenting a more global as well as richer perspective on the psychosocial aspects of disability as well as illness. It also contains an increased focus on the negative impact of societal attitudes as well as treatment of disabled individuals on their psychological adjustment to disability. The addition of objectives at the beginning of each chapter as well as review questions as well as personal perspectives at the end of each chapter further facilitate in-depth learning
Key Features:
- Presents the most comprehensive as well as diverse coverage of psychosocial aspects of disability topics of any textbook available
- Examines contemporary thinking as well as treatment approaches in working with individuals with disabilities
- Provides a bridge between theory as well as practice through the narratives of individuals with disabilities
- Establishes a historical understanding of societal attitudes toward disability as well as treatment past as well as present of persons with disabilities
- Analyzes barriers to enabling persons with disabilities as well as improving social consciousness as well as quality of life for this population
- Facilitates course planning through inclusion of objectives as well as review questions/personal perspectives in each chapter
