Understanding disability : a guide for health professionals

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Understanding disability : a guide for health professionals

Sally French, John Swain ; foreword by Frances Reynolds

Churchill Livingstone, 2008

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-235) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This book examines disability, in an accessible and interactive style, as it relates to healthcare policy and practice. It is aimed at physiotherapists and occupational therapists, both sutdents and practitioners, but will also be useful to all healthcare workers, including nurses, doctors and speech and language therapists. Based on the social rather than the medical model of disabilityViews disability in terms of environmental, structural and attitudinal barriers which deny disabled people full participation in societyEngages health professionals in critical reflection on the provision of services to disabled peopleCase studies and activities throughout facilitate understanding of issues presented

Table of Contents

Foreword by Frances Reynolds1. What is critical reflection? 2. What is disability? 3. How did we get here? 4. Servicing the body 5. Disabled people's experiences of health care 6. The experiences of disabled health and caring professionals 7. Controlling services 8. What is empowerment? 9. What is partnership? 10. How do services meet diverse needs? 11. How do professionals find out? 12. Reflecting back to reflect forwardReferences Index

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Details

  • NCID
    BA87291697
  • ISBN
    • 9780443101397
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Edinburgh
  • Pages/Volumes
    ix, 244 p.
  • Size
    24 cm
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