About the Book
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
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
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.
