Rehabilitation Counselling

by Sharon E. Robertson

Counselling provides a supportive and evaluative service to those with disabilities. It allows individuals to solve problems and ecourages them to deal with challenges which arise from their disabilities. Vocational, social, educational and leisure pursuits can present problems. Counselling involves the individual but can extend to include the immediate family and is often provided on a continuous basis. This work comprises international contributions from a range of disciplines. It covers some of the major aspects of thought and practice in the field of counselling in relation to disability. Emphasis is placed on education models. Generic aspects of disability are considered and the social network including the family of people with disabilities is included. The increasinbg role of the client in deciding their treatment, along with the importance of quality of life, are also discussed.

312 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1997