Handbook of Applied Disability and Rehabilitation Research [Hardcover]

Now, more than ever, the field of rehabilitation psychology is growing. This book--one of the few that focuses solely on rehabilitation psychology research--provides the reader with the most up-to-date look at research and practice within the field of rehabilitation psychology. It offers recommendations for future research programs, policy changes, and clinical interventions from the various perspectives within rehabilitation psychology research and practice, and seeks to demonstrate how much the field can evolve with the implementation of these changes.

Topics covered include:

• Assistive technology
• Health policy
• Cultural diversity
• Employment
• Future of rehabilitation research
• Community integration
• Health disparities

Introduction: The Maturation of Psychology in Disability and Rehabilitation Research,Allen W. Heinemann and Kristofer J. Hagglund
Acknowledgments
Section I: Community Integration
Introduction to Section I

1. Community Integration Research: An Empowerment Paradigm,Wayne A. Gordon, Margaret Brown, Allan I. Bergman, and Ralph William Shields
2. Considering Class, Culture, and Access in Rehabilitation Intervention and Research,Catherine A. Marshall, Priscilla R. Sanderson, Sharon R. Johnson, Barbara Du Bois, and Joseph C. Kvedar
3. Health Disparities: Focus on Disability,Martha E. Banks and Rosalie J. Ackerman

Section II: Health, Function, and Well-Being
Introduction to Section II

4. Broadening Paradigms of Disability Research to Clinical Practice: Implications for Conceptualization and Application,Linda R. Mona, Rebecca P. Cameron, and Amadee J. Fuentes
5. Social Development and Adjustment of Children with Neurodevelopmental Conditions,Seth Warschausky
6. Psychosocial Aspects Related to Dual Diagnosis of Substance Use Disorder and Disability,Mary McAweeney, Martin Forchheimer, Dennis Moorló3