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Persons with disabilities and employment: implications for social work and rehabilitation roles and advocacy
- Author:
- CHIMA Felix O.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Work in Disability and Rehabilitation, 4(3), 2005, pp.39-60.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
This American article reviews the literature on disability and employment barriers, federal statutes, societal attitudes and biases, and human relations misconceptions associated with disabilities. It discusses social work roles, advocacy for social justice, implications for rehabilitation counsellors, and issues related to disabilities and employment. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre, Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580).
Striving for the sacred: personal goals, life meaning, and religion
- Author:
- EMMONS Robert A.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Issues, 61(4), December 2005, pp.731-745.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Religion invests human existence with meaning by establishing goals and value systems that potentially pertain to all aspects of a persons' life. A goals approach provides a general unifying framework to capture the dynamic aspect of religion in people's lives. Empirical research on the measurement of spirituality and religion through personal goals is described. To illustrate the application of the goals framework, data from the author's research program on personal goals and quality of life in persons with neuromuscular diseases are described. Framing subjective quality-of-life outcomes in terms of goals can lead to new possibilities for understanding adaptation to physical disabilities and in particular, the understanding of the religious and spiritual dimensions of disability and rehabilitation.
Community-based rehabilitation: a rapidly growing growing method for supporting people with disabilities
- Author:
- LIGHTFOOT Elizabeth
- Journal article citation:
- International Social Work, 47(4), October 2004, pp.455-468.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Community-based rehabilitation (CBR) is a fast-growing model of providing services to people with disabilities. This article introduces the underlying philosophy and structure of the CBR model; the strengths and weaknesses of the model; and its implications for social workers in the field of disability services throughout the world.
Community rehabilitation in neurology
- Authors:
- BARNES Michael P., RADERMACHER Harriet
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 256p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Cambridge
Rehabilitation should not stop when the disabled person is discharged from hospital, and many neurological patients require ongoing rehabilitation in order to maximise their functional abilities, minimize complications and promote full participation at home and in the community. This book analyses community rehabilitation needs from many different perspectives, including the views of disabled people, rehabilitation clinicians and service providers. Many examples of community rehabilitation schemes are presented, with evidence for their effectiveness, and case studies are used to highlight the main issues. The authors take an international view, and there are chapters dealing with the disabled child in the community and with neuropsychological rehabilitation. The first book to examine the growing trend towards community rehabilitation in neurology, it is directed towards all clinicians involved with neurorehabilitation.
Caring for people with disabilities in the Haredi community: adjustment mechanism in action
- Authors:
- LIFSHITZ Hefzibah, GLAUBMAN Rivka
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 19(5), August 2004, pp.469-484.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This study aims at examining the change in caring for individuals with developmental disability in the Haredi (Jewish ultra-Orthodox) community in Israel. Using qualitative methods, the authors examined the setting up and operating of educational, residential, and recreational facilities for this population. Of the 31 such facilities in two Israeli cities, 16 were randomly selected. The findings revealed three central issues expressing the process of a gradual change in the attitudes and in the forms of caring for persons with disabilities in this sector: (a) social crisis as a catalyst for change; (b) the Social model and rehabilitation principles; and (c) the role of the rabbis in the change process. These issues were explained based on the concept of 'adjustment mechanism'.
What is work? Qualifying in vocational rehabilitation
- Author:
- FEGAN Colette
- Journal article citation:
- A Life in the Day, 8(2), May 2004, p.13.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Reports on other MSc in vocational rehabilitation at Sheffield Hallam University. The postgraduate course provides and academic and practical framework for anyone interested in supporting the work aspirations of people with disabilities, including those with mental health problems.
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.
Social rehabilitation:concepts, evidence and practice
- Author:
- MOUNTAIN Gail
- Journal article citation:
- Managing Community Care, 9(2), April 2001, pp.8-15.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
The current evidence to support rehabilitation commissioned and/or provided by social services gives some promising indications. However, it also reveals an urgent need for more and better information about what works best and for whom.
Creating disability in the home: the role of environmental barriers in the United States
- Author:
- STARK S.
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 16(1), January 2001, pp.37-49.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
One thousand persons with disabilities were sampled to discover the types of barriers they encountered in their home while carrying out their daily activities. The open-ended questions were submitted to a process of analytic coding and suggested 27 different categories of barriers existed in the homes of persons who have disabilities. The findings have implications for rehabilitation practice. Performance of daily activities is greatly diminished by the presence of architectural barriers. Environmental supports can greatly improve performance in daily tasks. These findings are discussed in light of disability policy and implications for improving performance of persons who have disability.