Understanding Disability: A Guide for Health Professionals
Author:   Sally French ,  John Swain
Publisher:   Elsevier Health Sciences
ISBN:  

9780443101397


Pages:   256
Publication Date:   27 December 2007
Format:   Paperback
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This book examines disability, in an accessible and interactive style, as it relates to healthcare policy and practice. It is aimed at physiotherapists and occupational therapists, both sutdents and practitioners, but will also be useful to all healthcare workers, including nurses, doctors and speech and language therapists. Based on the social rather than the medical model of disabilityViews disability in terms of environmental, structural and attitudinal barriers which deny disabled people full participation in societyEngages health professionals in critical reflection on the provision of services to disabled peopleCase studies and activities throughout facilitate understanding of issues presented

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Author:   Sally French ,  John Swain
Publisher:   Elsevier Health Sciences
Imprint:   Churchill Livingstone
Dimensions:   Width: 23.40cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 15.60cm
Weight:   0.364kg
ISBN:  

9780443101397


ISBN 10:   0443101396
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   27 December 2007
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained

Table of Contents

Foreword by Frances Reynolds1. What is critical reflection? 2. What is disability? 3. How did we get here? 4. Servicing the body 5. Disabled people's experiences of health care 6. The experiences of disabled health and caring professionals 7. Controlling services 8. What is empowerment? 9. What is partnership? 10. How do services meet diverse needs? 11. How do professionals find out? 12. Reflecting back to reflect forwardReferences Index

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I recommend it to all occupational therapists <br> Rose Gollop, British Journal of Occupational Therapy September 2008 71(9)


I recommend it to all occupational therapists Rose Gollop, British Journal of Occupational Therapy September 2008 71(9)


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