Handbook of Applied Disability and Rehabilitation Research / Edition 1

by Kristofer J. Hagglund PhD, ABPP, Allen W. Heinemann PhD, ABPP

Overview

Now, more than ever, the field of rehabilitation psychology is growing. This book—one of the few that focuses solely on rehabilitation psychology research—provides the reader with the most up-to-date look at research and practice within the field of rehabilitation psychology. It offers recommendations for future research programs, policy changes, and clinical interventions from the various perspectives within rehabilitation psychology research and practice, and seeks to demonstrate how much the field can evolve with the implementation of these changes.

Topics covered include:

• Assistive technology
• Health policy
• Cultural diversity
• Employment
• Future of rehabilitation research
• Community integration
• Health disparities

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780826132550
Publisher:	Springer Publishing Company
Publication date:	07/05/2006
Series:	Springer Series on Rehabilitation
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	328
Product dimensions:	6.20(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.87(d)

About the Author

Kristofer J. Hagglund, PhD, ABPP, is the Associate Dean of Health Policy and Academic Affairs and Professor of Health Psychology and of Public Affairs at the University of Missouri-Columbia.

Allen W. Heinemann, PhD, ABPP, works at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, where he directs the Center for Rehabilitation Outcomes Research, a rehabilitation-focused health services research unit. He is also associate director of research at RIC and professor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University.

Table of Contents

Contributors

Introduction: The Maturation of Psychology in Disability and Rehabilitation Research, Allen W. Heinemann and Kristofer J. Hagglund
Acknowledgments
Section I: Community Integration
Introduction to Section I
• Community Integration Research: An Empowerment Paradigm, Wayne A. Gordon, Margaret Brown, Allan I. Bergman, and Ralph William Shields
• Considering Class, Culture, and Access in Rehabilitation Intervention and Research, Catherine A. Marshall, Priscilla R. Sanderson, Sharon R. Johnson, Barbara Du Bois, and Joseph C. Kvedar
• Health Disparities: Focus on Disability, Martha E. Banks and Rosalie J. Ackerman
Section II: Health, Function, and Well-Being
Introduction to Section II
• Broadening Paradigms of Disability Research to Clinical Practice: Implications for Conceptualization and Application, Linda R. Mona, Rebecca P. Cameron, and Amadee J. Fuentes
• Social Development and Adjustment of Children with Neurodevelopmental Conditions, Seth Warschausky
• Psychosocial Aspects Related to Dual Diagnosis of Substance Use Disorder and Disability, Mary McAweeney, Martin Forchheimer, Dennis Moore, and Denise Tate
Section III: Employment
Introduction to Section III
• 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 C. Wagner, Amy J. Armstrong, Robert T. Fraser, David Vandergoot, and Dale F. Thomas
Section IV: Assistive Technology and Design
Introduction to Section IV
• Policy Issues in Evaluating and Selecting Assistive Technology and Other Resources for Persons with Disabilities, Marcia J. 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
Index