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Counselling disabled people: a counsellor's perspective
- Author:
- OLIVER Joy
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 10(3), September 1995, pp.261-279.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
For many years professionals have assumed that disability is a problem for impaired individuals and that it is the disability that causes emotional or psychological problems. This research examines whether a specific model of counselling is needed to help disabled people cope with emotional effects of their disability. The causes of psychological distress are discussed and the way in which counsellors work are studied. Findings showed that more often than not it is the client's lack of control over their physical and social environment and not the impairment that causes emotional difficulties. Counsellors indicated that, through the facilitation of counselling, a sense of self empowerment in practical, emotional and social area could be achieved and this was the central theme emerging as the most distinctive aspect of counselling clients with physical impairments.
Not just users of services but contributors to society: the opportunities of the disability rights agenda
- Author:
- SAYCE Liz
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Review, 6(3), September 2001, pp.25-28.
- Publisher:
- Pier Professional
Discusses the relevance of models of disability for people with mental health problems. Looks at the opportunities presented in the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 as they apply to mental health.
Barrier nursing
- Author:
- MUNRO Robert
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 17.2.99, 1999, p.16.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
England football manager Glenn Hoddle's attitude to people with disabilities outraged the nation. The author asks where nurses stand on the issue and looks at their role in breaking down negative stereotypes.
Commonality and difference in the movement: an 'Association of Blind Asians' in Leeds
- Author:
- PRIESTLEY Mark
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 10(2), 1995, pp.157-169.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Qualitative research with a group of blind Asian people in Leeds indicated that issues of 'difference' were perceived as more important in mobilising disabled people at a local level than the issues of 'commonality' which characterise the international disability movement. Respondents identified more strongly with their experience of specific impairment and specific cultural identity than with their common experience of disablement. It is argued that such issues are common to other social movements and that the disability movement can learn much from the histories of Black people's movements and the women's movement. In building a successful movement at a local, national and international level, disability alliances will need to challenge racist stereotypes about Black disabled people and their families. They will need to support Black-led groups which organise separately while, at the same time, creating more enabling environments for Black people to participate more fully.