Delivers knowledge critical to understanding the multidimensional aspects of working with varied populations with disabilities.
This 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.
Debra A. Harley, Ph.D., CRC, LPC, is a Provost Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Early Childhood, Special Education, and Counselor Education and coordinator of the doctoral program in counselor education. Her research interests include cultural diversity, substance abuse, gender issues, LGBTQ, and ethics. She has published 85 referred articles and 70 book chapters. Her books include Disability and Rehabilitation in Rural Settings; Cultural Diversity in Mental Health and Disability Counseling for Marginalized Groups; Handbook of LGBT Elders: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Principles, Practices, and Policies; and Contemporary Mental Health Issues for African Americans. She is past editor of the Journal of Applied Rehabilitation Counseling (JARC) and the Journal of Rehabilitation Administration (JRA) as well as coeditor of special issues of JRA, JARC, Rehabilitation Research, Policy, and Education (RRPE, formerly Rehabilitation Education), and Journal of Rehabilitation. She has served on the editorial review board for the Journal of Psychology in Africa, Austrian Journal of Rehabilitation, Journal of AIDS and HIV Research, and a reviewer for RRPE, Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Studies, Medical Care, and Infants and Young Children, and a grant reviewer for NIDILRR and OSERS. Dr. Harley is a recipient of the NCRE Educator of the Year award; the Sylvia Walker Educator of the Year award from the National Association of Multicultural Rehabilitation Counseling; and Mary E. Switzer Scholar. She is a former commissioner of the Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification and member of the CRCC Standard Setting Workshop. Dr. Harley served as a research mentor for the Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Research and Capacity Building for Minority Entities for NIDILRR. In addition, she serves on community-based boards of directors.
Christopher Flaherty, Ph.D., LCSW, is an associate professor in the University of Kentucky College of Social Work. He is director of the Colleges Military Behavioral Health (MBH) Research Laboratory, as well the Graduate Certificate in MBH. He serves a primary investigator for the US Army/University of Kentucky Master of Social Work Education Collaborative. Dr. Flahertys research focus is in the area of behavioral health interventions for military and veteran populations. He currently serves as co-Investigator for Department of Defense sponsored research to improve suicide postvention services within military settings. Prior to joining the College of Social Work, Dr. Flaherty served as a Clinical Social Work Officer within the US Air Force, retiring from that position in 2005. His military experience includes work in the areas of child welfare, interpersonal violence, forensic social work, and postgraduate medical education.
Foreword
Preface
Contributors
Part 1: Introduction
Interdisciplinary Service Delivery and Practice in Disability Studies
National Accreditation of Academic Programs in Counseling and Human Services: A Look at APA, CACREP, and CSWE
Licensure, and Career Path to Professions in Human Services
Disability and Chronic Illnesses: Definitions and Concepts
Part 2: Foundations of Disability Studies
Advocacy: History of Disability Rights Movement in the United States
Policy and Impact of Federal Legislation on the Disability Services Environment
Part 3: Professional Practice and Competencies
Rehabilitation as a Discipline and Specialization in Interdisciplinary Disability Studies
Integrating Ethics into Professional Decision-Making and Practice in Disability Studies
Cultural Competency in Rehabilitation Counseling and Other Health Professions Studies
Part 4: Selected Persistent and Emerging Population Trends in Disability Studies
Adult Ex-offender Populations with Chronic Illnesses and Disabilities
Addictive Behaviors and Coexisting Psychiatric Disabilities
Veterans Presenting with Multiple Trauma and Disabilities
Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders, Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Mental Health Disorders and Case Management
Quality of life for People with Neurological Disorders
Sensory Disabilities, Functional Limitations, and the Role of Technology
Intersection of Poverty and Disability
Infectious Diseases and Disability
Part 5: Integrated Service Systems
Family-Centered Interventions for People with Disabilities
