Perspectives on Disability and Rehabilitation,
Edition 1 Contesting Assumptions, Challenging PracticeEditors: By Karen Whalley Hammell, PhD, MSc, OT(C), DipCOT
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22 Feb 2006
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It explores issues that are central to rehabilitation, such as the nature of the body, the idea of independence, the rehabilitation process, evidence-based practice and client-centred practice. Seeking always to ground theoretical ideas in the realities of every-day rehabilitation practice, and drawing from a wealth of research evidence, the book continually examines the implications of these perspectives for the education, practice, service delivery, research and theoretical development of the rehabilitation professions.Key Features
About the author
By Karen Whalley Hammell, PhD, MSc, OT(C), DipCOT, Researcher and Writer, Saskatchewan, Canada
Preface. Exploring the assumptions underpinning rehabilitation. Normality and the classification of difference. Disability and deviance from the norm. Theoretical models of disability. The cultural perpetuation of disability. The body and physical impairment. Disability, rehabilitation and liminality. Rehabilitation fundamentals. Client-centred philosophy: exploring privalege and power. Researching disability and rehabilitation. Contesting assumptions; challenging practice. Glossary. References
Book Reviews
"I would say this book is a must-read for anyone working in the rehabilitation sector...This textbook is full of interesting titbits of information and insights – with a great many links for those wishing to pursue further reading on these topics. Hammell’s writing – which is well laid out and easy to read – will be assessable for those unfamiliar with the territory, but of equal interest to ‘experts’ in the field. Definitely worth a look."
The New Zealand Rehabilitation Association Newsletter, Volume 4 • Issue 3 • October 2007
"It presents a wealth of food for thought on rehabilitation practice. It is aimed at students, practitioners, educators and researchers in rehabilitation fields and, whilst it won’t tell anyone ‘how’ to practise, it is an essential read on the important underpinning considerations of practice."
British Journal of Occupational Therapy March 2009 72(3)
The New Zealand Rehabilitation Association Newsletter, Volume 4 • Issue 3 • October 2007
"It presents a wealth of food for thought on rehabilitation practice. It is aimed at students, practitioners, educators and researchers in rehabilitation fields and, whilst it won’t tell anyone ‘how’ to practise, it is an essential read on the important underpinning considerations of practice."
British Journal of Occupational Therapy March 2009 72(3)
ISBN:
9780443100598
Page Count:
216
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This book claims to introduce students to the concept of disability, breaking away from the traditional biomedical approach and describing disability in wider socio-political terms. However, the book only occasionally achieves this goal and instead tends to reinforce traditional, medical, models of disability. The chapter headings provide a hint of the individualistic and medical approach the book rarely escapes, for example: 'Balance and movement', Cognition and learning', 'Locomotion', 'Consequences for personal independence' and so forth. The focus is predominantly, therefore, one of individual attempts to overcome the difficulties that are 'caused' by disability. Notably, citations of key works from within Disability Studies are largely absent, thus guaranteeing that the most articulate and fervent voices of criticism are silenced in this text.
This book claims to introduce students to the concept of disability, breaking away from the traditional biomedical approach and describing disability in wider socio-political terms. However, the book only occasionally achieves this goal and instead tends to reinforce traditional, medical, models of disability. The chapter headings provide a hint of the individualistic and medical approach the book rarely escapes, for example: 'Balance and movement', Cognition and learning', 'Locomotion', 'Consequences for personal independence' and so forth. The focus is predominantly, therefore, one of individual attempts to overcome the difficulties that are 'caused' by disability. Notably, citations of key works from within Disability Studies are largely absent, thus guaranteeing that the most articulate and fervent voices of criticism are silenced in this text.
Primary Market
Undergraduate and graduate students in rehabilitation, health and social care programmes (including nursing, occupational therapy, physical therapy and social work); and researchers, educators and practitioners in these disciplines in the following countries:
United Kingdom, Canada, the United States, Europe (especially Scandinavia), New Zealand, Australia and Japan.
Secondary Market
Undergraduate and graduate students, educators and researchers in Disability Studies and sociology/social policy programmes.
Undergraduate and graduate students in rehabilitation, health and social care programmes (including nursing, occupational therapy, physical therapy and social work); and researchers, educators and practitioners in these disciplines in the following countries:
United Kingdom, Canada, the United States, Europe (especially Scandinavia), New Zealand, Australia and Japan.
Secondary Market
Undergraduate and graduate students, educators and researchers in Disability Studies and sociology/social policy programmes.
