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Journal of Social Work in Disability and Rehabilitation
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
The Journal of Social Work in Disability and Rehabilitation aims to present and explore issues related to disabilities and social policy, practice, research, and theory. This journal is indexed and abstracted selectively on Social Care Online. This title ceased at volume 16(3-4) 2017.
Disability and social work: applications from poststructuralism, postmodernism and feminism
- Author:
- FAWCETT Barbara
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Social Work, 28(2), April 1998, pp.263-277.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Argues that poststructural and postmodern perspectives have something useful to offer social work, provided these orientations are informed by the 'social critical power of feminism'. A case study is used to consider the utility of applying feminist poststructural and postmodern perspectives. It is contended that these orientations not only serve to link practice to theory in a different way and to open up new avenues for exploration, but can also be seen to make a contribution to the current debate about the current constitution of social work.
Social work with disabled people
- Author:
- OLIVER M.
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work Today, 6.4.89, 1989, p.21.
- Publisher:
- British Association of Social Workers
Explains why an individualist approach to disability is an inappropriate and even disablist model for social work intervention.
From strength to strength
- Author:
- OLIVER M.
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 19.2.87, 1987, pp.17-19.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Reviews developments in social work with disabled people.
Addressing sexual issues in individuals with chronic health conditions
- Authors:
- CLAIRBORNE Nancy, RIZZO Victoria M.
- Journal article citation:
- Health and Social Work, 31(3), August 2006, pp.221-224.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
This article aims to provide social workers with information about the PLISSIT model, the intervention used for the treatment of people with disabilities or chronic illness who have sexuality issues. PLISSIT stands for the four levels of intervention: i) permission giving, ii) limited information, iii) specific suggestions, and iv) intensive therapy.
A review of the impact of direct payments on independent living for disabled people and the implications for future social work practice
- Author:
- PERKINS Joanne
- Publisher:
- University of Warwick; Social Care Association
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 56p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Coventry
Literature review and evaluation of impact of direct payments on independent living for disabled people. Direct payments can be used in a number of ways, but only for meeting the needs assessed for. The report looks at the benefits and limitations of this policy. Also summary of legal and practice issues.
Helen Keller: rethinking the problematic icon
- Author:
- CROW Liz
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 15(6), October 2000, pp.845-859.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This paper charts the creation of Keller's popular image and enduring iconic status, analysing their purpose and the implications they hold for disabled people. It then examines the truth of her life, revealing how contemporary are the issues which determined it. Finally, it explores the value of retelling her biography and the relevance it holds in the building of disability culture.
Social work education and disability: benefiting from the impact of the ADA
- Author:
- QUINN Peggy
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 12(1/2), 1995, pp.55-71.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
This article looks at the effect the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 has had on social work education. Social work has a long history in the areas of rehabilitation and work with people with disabilities, at least as far as medical social work is concerned. During the 1960s, funding and opportunities in the area of disability and rehabilitation provided opportunities for an increased involvement of social workers. In the last two decades however, social work has virtually relinquished its place to rehabilitation professionals, counsellors and the medical profession. Education and research have not focussed on these areas. A 1992 survey of graduate schools of social work revealed that, even with the impetus of the ADA, few schools have content on disability and rehabilitation. As a step toward upgrading curriculum content, some sources of information and some resources for curriculum enhancement are described.
Guidelines for working with people with disabilities
- Author:
- NEW ZEALAND. COUNCIL FOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN THE SOCIAL SERVICES. (Working Party) Disabilities
- Publisher:
- New Zealand. Council for Education and Training in the Social Services
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 20p.
- Place of publication:
- Wellington, NZ
Guidelines on standards of professionalism for working with people with disabilities. Designed for use on social work courses.
Adjustment to disability
- Authors:
- COHEN Carol B, NAPOLITANO Donna
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Work in Disability and Rehabilitation, 6(1/2), 2007, pp.135-155.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Two case examples are used to illustrate the adaptations and life choices that are needed to meet the psychological, social and developmental needs of people who become disabled, and to enhance their self-esteem. The first focuses on a 50 year-old woman who had been profoundly deaf since the age of two, and was unable to lip read. Although succeeding in life, marrying and having children, she had ongoing psychological problems that dated back to her mother’s denial of her disability. The second case focuses on a middle-aged woman rendered quadriplegic by a spinal cord injury in her late teens. Her experiences focus on personal humiliation and stereotyping, discrimination in education and employment, the financial costs involved in remaining independent and the practical difficulties of getting reliable help. Both adjustment stories highlight the importance of integrating an ecological or systems framework that emphasises the inter-relationships between biological, psychological, social, technological, cultural and political factors. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre, Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580).