Disability Studies for Human Services (eBook)

An Interdisciplinary and Intersectionality Approach

Debra Harley, Chris Flaherty (Herausgeber)

eBook Download: PDF

2020
500 Seiten
Springer Publishing Company (Verlag)
978-0-8261-6284-7 (ISBN)

Infos

Delivers knowledge critical to understanding the multidimensional aspects of working with varied populations with disabilitiesThis is the only introduction to disability book with an interdisciplinary perspective that offers cross-disability and intersectionality coverage, as well as a special emphasis on many unique populations. Comprehensive and reader-friendly, it provides current, evidence-based knowledge on the key principles and practice of disability, while addressing advocacy, the disability rights movement, disability legislation, public policy, and law. Focusing on significant trends, the book provides coverage on persistent and emerging avenues in disability studies that are anticipated to impact a growing proportion of individuals in need of disability services. Woven throughout is an emphasis on psychosocial adaptation to disability supported by case studies and field-based experiential exercises.The text addresses the roles and functions of disability service providers. It also examines ethics in service delivery, credentialing, career paths, cultural competency, poverty, infectious diseases, and family and lifespan perspectives. Reinforcing the need for an interdisciplinary stance, each chapter discusses how varied disciplines work together to provide services addressing the whole person. Active learning is promoted through discussion boxes, self-check questions, and learning exercises. Faculty support includes PowerPoints, model syllabi, test bank, and instructor manual. Purchase includes digital access for use on most mobile devices or computers.Key Features:Provides readers with key knowledge and skills needed to effectively practice in multidisciplinary settingsOffers interdisciplinary perspectives on conceptualization, assessment, and intervention across a broad range of disabilities and client populationsUnderscores the intersectionality of disability to correspond with trends in education focusing on social justice and underrepresented populationsIncludes research and discussion boxes citing current research activities and excerpts from noted experts in various human service disciplinesPromotes active learning with discussion boxes, multiple-choice questions, case studies with discussion questions, and field-based experiential exercisesIncludes instructor manual, sample syllabi, PowerPoint slides, and test bankIdentifies key references at the end of chapters and provides resources for additional informationPurchase includes digital access for use on most mobile devices or computers.

Inhalt

Foreword

Preface

Contributors

Part 1: Introduction 

1. Interdisciplinary Service Delivery and Practice in Disability Studies


2. National Accreditation of Academic Programs in Counseling and Human Services: A Look at APA, CACREP, and CSWE


3. Licensure, and Career Path to Professions in Human Services


4. Disability and Chronic Illnesses: Definitions and Concepts

Part 2: Foundations of Disability Studies

5. Advocacy: History of Disability Rights Movement in the United States


6. Policy and Impact of Federal Legislation on the Disability Services Environment

Part 3: Professional Practice and Competencies

7. Rehabilitation as a Discipline and Specialization in Interdisciplinary Disability Studies


8. Integrating Ethics into Professional Decision-Making and Practice in Disability Studies


9. Cultural Competency in Rehabilitation Counseling and Other Health Professions Studies

Part 4: Selected Persistent and Emerging Population Trends in Disability Studies

10. Adult Ex-offender Populations with Chronic Illnesses and Disabilities


11. Addictive Behaviors and Coexisting Psychiatric Disabilities


12. Veterans Presenting with Multiple Trauma and Disabilities


13. Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders, Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities


14. Mental Health Disorders and Case Management


15. Quality of life for People with Neurological Disorders


16. Sensory Disabilities, Functional Limitations, and the Role of Technology


17. Intersection of Poverty and Disability


18. Infectious Diseases and Disability

Part 5: Integrated Service Systems

19. Family-Centered Interventions for People with Disabilities


20. Aging, Chronic Illness and Disability

Appendices

Acronyms for Common Terms in Disability Studies

Resources/Websites

Codes of Professional Ethics

American Counseling Association

Family Therapy

Rehabilitation Counselors

Social Work

Index

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 15.12.2020
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Schulbuch / Allgemeinbildende Schulen
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► Arbeits- / Sozialrecht ► Arbeitsrecht
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► Arbeits- / Sozialrecht ► Sozialrecht
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Berufspädagogik
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Didaktik
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
• Schlagworte: counselors,cultural competency,disabilities,life span,professional credentials,rehabilitation counseling,social workers,society
• ISBN-10: 0-8261-6284-3 / 0826162843
• ISBN-13: 978-0-8261-6284-7 / 9780826162847