Perspectives on Disability and Rehabilitation

Contesting Assumptions, Challenging Practice
Erscheinungsjahr 2006
ISBN: 978-0-443-10059-8
Verlag: Churchill Livingstone

Buch, Englisch, 216 Seiten, Format (B × H): 189 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 590 g

It explores issues that are central to rehabilitation, such as the nature of the body, the idea of independence, the rehabilitation process, evidence-based practice and client-centred practice. Seeking always to ground theoretical ideas in the realities of every-day rehabilitation practice, and drawing from a wealth of research evidence, the book continually examines the implications of these perspectives for the education, practice, service delivery, research and theoretical development of the rehabilitation professions. - Provides an accessible introduction to current theoretical perspectives on disability
- Demonstrates how these theoretical perspectives can inform a practitioner's approach to rehabilitation
- Relevant for all the rehabilitation and health care professions

Zielgruppe

<i>Primary Market</i>
Undergraduate and graduate students in rehabilitation, health and social care programmes (including nursing, occupational therapy, physical therapy and social work); and researchers, educators and practitioners in these disciplines in the following countries:
United Kingdom, Canada, the United States, Europe (especially Scandinavia), New Zealand, Australia and Japan.
<i>Secondary Market</i>
Undergraduate and graduate students, educators and researchers in Disability Studies and sociology/social policy programmes<b>.</b>

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hammell, Karen Whalley

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Physiotherapie, Physikalische Therapie Ergotherapie, Kreativtherapie (z. B. Kunst, Musik, Theater)

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface. Exploring the assumptions underpinning rehabilitation. Normality and the classification of difference. Disability and deviance from the norm. Theoretical models of disability. The cultural perpetuation of disability. The body and physical impairment. Disability, rehabilitation and liminality. Rehabilitation fundamentals. Client-centred philosophy: exploring privalege and power. Researching disability and rehabilitation. Contesting assumptions; challenging practice. Glossary. References