Now, more than ever, the field of rehabilitation psychology is growing. Research programs are focusing on involving consumer participation from communities and society at large. Interventions are now designed to make fundamental changes so that all people - regardless of sensory, physical, or cognitive capacity - can fully participate. In addition, the field has begun to address central concerns in health care delivery and health policy. This book - one of the few that focuses solely on rehabilitation psychology research - provides recommendations for future research programs, policy changes, and clinical interventions from the various perspectives within rehabilitation psychology research and practice, and demonstrates how much the field can evolve with the implementation of these changes. Topics covered include: assistive technology; cultural diversity; community integration; future of rehabilitation research; health policy; employment; and health disparities.
* Introduction: The Maturation of Psychology in Disability and Rehabilitation Research, Allen Heinemann and Kristofer Hagglund; SECTION I: COMMUNITY INTEGRATION; * Community Integration Research: An Empowerment Paradigm Wayne Gordon, Margaret Brown, Allan I. Bergman and Ralph William Shields; * Considering Class, Culture and Access in Rehabilitation Interventions and Research Catherine Marshall, Priscilla R. Sanderson, Sharon R. Johnson, Barbara Du Bois and Joseph C. Kvedar; * Health Disparities: Focus on Disability, Martha Banks and Rosalie J. Ackerman; SECTION II: HEALTH, FUNCTION AND WELL-BEING; * Broadening Paradigms of Disability Research to Clinical Practice: Implications for Conceptualization and Application, Linda Mona, Rebecca P. Cameron and Amadee J. Fuentes; * Social Development and Adjustment of Children with Neurodevelopmental Conditions, Seth Warschausky; * Psychosocial Aspects Related to the Dual Diagnosis of Substance Use Disorder and Disability, Mary McAweeney, Martin Forchheimer, Dennis Moore and Denise Tate; SECTION III: EMPLOYMENT; * Employment and Disability Policy: Recommendations for a Social Sciences Research Agenda, Susanne M. Bruyere, William A. Erickson, Sara A. VanLooy, Elaina Sitaras Hirsch, Judith A. Cook, Jane Burke, Laura Farah, and Michael Morris; * Evidence-based Employment Practices in Vocational Rehabilitation, Christopher Wagner, Robert T. Fraser, David Vandergoot, Dale F. Thomas and Amy J. Armstrong; SECTION IV: ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY AND DESIGN; * Policy Issues in Evaluating and Selecting Assistive Technology and Other Resources for Persons with Disabilities, Marcia Scherer, Franklyn K. Coombs, Nancy Hansen Merbitz and Charles T. Merbitz; * Contextually Appropriate Design in Rural Community Disability and Rehabilitation Science, Tom Seekins; * Internet Resources for People with Disabilities: Applications and Research Directions, Fong Chan, Steven R. Pruett, Susan M. Miller, Michael Frain and Kacie Blalock.
