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Notes from practice
- Author:
- PRAKTYK Uit Die
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work: A journal of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW), 38(3), August 2002, pp.289-295.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Looks at the benefits of using peer counselling to change the attitudes of persons with disabilities. Many rehabilitation professionals use former patients with great success to discuss and share their experiences with new patients. It can be an important component of the rehabilitation process in which a severely disabled person who has made a successful transition from institutional to independent community living provides resource information, support understanding and direction to another disabled person who desires to make a similar transition. Presents a number of case studies from a spinal unit in South Africa.
Designs for life
- Author:
- SMITH Verity
- Journal article citation:
- Professional Social Work, December 2002, p.15.
- Publisher:
- British Association of Social Workers
Describe the aims of the EQUAL Research Network (the Extending the Quality of Life Research Initiative). The network members work with older and disabled people and their organisations and looks particularly at inclusive environments; inclusive design and rehabilitation.
Disability and the black community
- Editor:
- MILLER Sheila
- Publisher:
- Haworth Press
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 239p.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- Binghamton, NY
This book addresses physical, mental, and learning disabilities experienced across age, gender, and ethics groups by the black race in the United States. The book works to increase understanding and awareness of those working with the disabled by mobilizing advocates, providing alternatives for successful intervention and planning, and encouraging research in disability and rehabilitation. Topics addressed include:learning disabilities, academic achievements, and mental health issues of children health disparities and access to care, welfare reform, disability and race practice, and programme, and curriculum models
Strategies to foster the career development of people with disabilities
- Author:
- MOXLEY David P.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Work in Disability and Rehabilitation, 1(4), 2002, pp.3-23.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
This paper addresses career development strategy within the context of social work practice in rehabilitation and disability. The author outlines the career development needs of people with disabilities and identifies contemporary ways of thinking about career development. Four specific career development tactics are discussed involving the provision of vicarious experiences, identification and appreciation of performance accomplishments, verbal persuasion to support appropriate risk-taking, and emotional arousal that facilitates the expression of feelings and the motivation to act. These tactics are promising avenues for strengthening vocational and career self-efficacy with the aim of helping people with disabilities to augment their career maturity and increase their personal flexibility. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street Binghamton, NY 13904-1580)
Traumatic brain injury: a social worker primer with implications for practice
- Authors:
- BAKER Kimberly A., TANDY Cynthia C., DIXON Danny R.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Work in Disability and Rehabilitation, 1(4), 2002, pp.25-43.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is a devastating medical condition that can happen to anyone at anytime, despite precautions. This paper provides details regarding etiology, symptoms, prognosis, and treatment of TBI. Patients and families usually require assistance and direction from several healthcare professionals, including social workers, both during and after the initial period of hospitalization and rehabilitation. After a brief discussion of interventions at several levels, the paper concludes with a focus on both the individual and the family, and how social workers in the hospital or rehabilitation clinic can intervene to assist the patient and family members in learning and using more effective methods of coping. Implications for social work practice are included. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street Binghamton, NY 13904-1580)
Social work strategies and tactics in the workplace: socialisation of people with disabilities
- Author:
- MOXLEY David P.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Work in Disability and Rehabilitation, 1(3), 2002, pp.43-59.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Those social workers who offer employment services can frame job development andplacement as a process of workplace socialization in which they facilitate the inclusion of people with disabilities in mainstream work settings. This paper examines the construct of workplace socialization and offers five specific strategies and related tactics for its facilitation in the context of social work practice in disability and rehabilitation.
Social integration following traumatic brain injury and rehabilitation
- Author:
- CONNEELEY Anne Louise
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 65(8), August 2002, pp.356-362.
- Publisher:
- Sage
This article examines the issues involved in social integration for those affected by traumatic brain injury following a period of rehabilitation. A year after discharge brain injured people still feel socially isolated. Several issues that affect social relationships include the impact of impairments, the social response of others and the fact that social networks change irrespective of injury or disability.
A flexible gateway to employment? Disabled people and the Employment Service's Work Preparation programme in Scotland
- Authors:
- RIDDELL Sheila, BANKS Pauline, WILSON Alastair
- Journal article citation:
- Policy and Politics, 30(2), April 2002, pp.231-230.
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
Provides a brief discussion of the historical background to employment policy for disabled people, focusing in particular on job rehabilitation and work preparation policies and programmes. Goes on to discuss the nature and outcomes of the Work Preparation Programme in Scotland, drawing on DfEE-funded research. Concludes that the Programme is only achieving modest gains. Particular groups of disabled people, such as people with mental health problems, have fewer opportunities to participate and poorer outcomes. Better outcomes may be achieved if additional and ongoing support for disabled people with higher support needs were available.
Rehabilitation of the older person: a handbook for the interdisciplinary team
- Editors:
- SQUIRES Amanda, HASTINGS Margaret
- Publisher:
- Nelson Thornes
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 412p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Cheltenham
- Edition:
- 3rd.
Issues concerning rehabilitation of the elderly and considered from a multi-faceted team management approach. A shift in emphasis from people to person and from multidisciplinary to interdisciplinary reflects changes in the rehabilitation of older people. The book is divided into three sections dealing with the opportunity for, and theory and practice of, rehabilitation.
Pathways to work: helping people into employment
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department for Work and Pensions
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department for Work and Pensions
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 65p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This White Paper sets out a coherent way of supporting people moving onto incapacity benefits. It is based around increasing financial incentives to return to work, a better support and referral programme and rehabilitation projects to help people manage their conditions. It seeks to give support for people who have to move from an incapacity benefit to a jobseekers allowance. These all combine to create a wider ranging package of choices for those on incapacity benefit.