Overview
Evelyn Ayrault is a clinical psychologist who was born with cerebral palsy. Her message and book are unique: to alert the general public, as well as anyone in the health care field, to the psychological dynamics that exist below the surface of a physical disability. Ayrault covers every phase of life, from childhood to senior adulthood. Her concept of the 'disabled home' shows how a challenged child creates a very different kind of household environment. Ayrault advises how to pick the right school and generally prepare a disabled teenager for adulthood, including job training. Finally and most importantly, the psychology of the physically disabled is discussed: the trauma and stress that the individual experiences. Rehabilitation techniques are usually limited to medical, surgical, or therapeutic types of treatment. As Ayrault shows, to depend solely on these treatments is an unrealistic approach to the rehabilitation process. In this straightforward, jargon-free book, we come to learn how psychological problems originating from a disability can profoundly affect a disabled person's lifestyle and how to help.
Full Product Details
Author: Evelyn West Ayrault ,
Stephen Ragusea
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint: Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 1.90cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.270kg
ISBN: 9780826413062
ISBN 10: 0826413064
Pages: 160
Publication Date: 01 May 2001
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Tertiary & Higher Education
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Out of Print
Availability: Out of stock
Reviews
An important, insightful, highly recommended, up-to-date book for parents--should be required reading for all students in General Education. --Sol Gordon, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, Child and Family Studies, Syracuse University
"""An important, insightful, highly recommended, up-to-date book for parents should be required reading for all students in General Education."" Sol Gordon, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, Child and Family Studies, Syracuse University feature on Evelyn Ayrault, winner of 2004 Award for Distinguished Contributions to the Science and Profession of Psychology, given by the Pennsylvania Psychological Association for her extensive contributions and leadership within the discipline. Jeffrey Seay, Florida State Times Sept. 2004 issue"
feature on Evelyn Ayrault, winner of 2004 Award for Distinguished Contributions to the Science and Profession of Psychology, given by the Pennsylvania Psychological Association for her extensive contributions and leadership within the discipline. Jeffrey Seay, Florida State Times Sept. 2004 issue
Author Information
Evelyn West Ayrault is the author of five previous books on related subjects. She has been engaged for fifty years in a diversified practice in New York and Pennsylvania.
