The psychological & social impact of illness and disability

The disability paradigm / David Pfeiffer Understanding how disability is defined and conceptualized in the literature / Barbara J. Lutz and Barbara J. Bowers An integrative conceptual framework of disability : new directions for research / Denise G. Tate and Constance Pledger Transforming psychological practice and society : policies that reflect the new paradigm / Carol J. Gill, Donald G. Kewman, and Ruth W. Brannon Social work practice with people with disabilities in the era of disability rights / Richard L. Beaulaurier and Samuel H. Taylor Models of disability : implications for the counseling profession / Julie F. Smart and David W. Smart The contribution of the physically and mentally handicapped to development / Jean Vanier Personal perspective : coping with a journey toward recovery : from the inside out / Dale Walsh

Psychological adaptation to chronic illness and disability : a primer for counselors / Hanoch Livneh and Richard F. Antonak Objective self-awareness and stigma : implications for persons with visible disabilities / Andrew A. Phemister and Nancy M. Crewe Psychosocial issues of women with physical disabilities : the continuing gender debate / Margaret A. Nosek and Rosemary B. Hughes Female sexuality and spinal cord injury : counselling implications / Eva Miller and Irmo Marini Cross-cultural counseling issues of males who sustain a disability / Irmo Marini Psychiatric and psychological issues in survivors of major disasters / Carol S. North Quality of life and psychosocial adaptation to chronic illness and acquired disability : a conceptual and theoretical synthesis / Malachy Bishop Six principles relating disability and psychological adjustment / Franklin C. Shontz Personal perspective : using rational emotive behavior therapy techniques to cope with disability / Albert Ellis

Family decision making in foregoing life-extending treatments / Virginia P. Tilden ... [et al.] My child is not my carer : mothers with physical disablities and the well-being of children / Ora Prilleltenshy Parenting a child with a chronic medical condition / Jane Case-Smith In the midst of a hurricane : a case study of a couple living with AIDS / Lydia P. Buki, Lori Kogan, Bethanne Keen, and Patti Uman Parental illness, family functioning, and adolescent well-being : a family ecology framework to guide research / Sara Pedersen Life's challenges : curse or opportunity? Counseling families of persons with disabilities / Mary R. Hulnick and H. Ronald Hulnick Personal perspectives : my life with muscular dystrophy : lessons and opportunities / Robert P. Winske Dealing with Spina Bifida : mother's perspective / Janet Lingerman

The construct of hope in the rehabilitation process / Amy B. Collins and Marvin D. Kuehn Spirituality in disability and illness / Judy Kaye and Senthil Kumar Raghavan Spiritual factors and adjustment in medical rehabilitation : understanding forgiveness as a means of coping / Jon R. Webb The psychosocial impact on survivors of extraordinary, stressful, and traumatic events : principles and practices in critical incident response for rehabilitation counselors / Mark A. Strebnicki War, death, and bereavement : how we can help / Joan Beder Users of assistive technology : the human component / Martin G. Brodwin, Tristen Star, and Elizabeth Cardoso Changes in attitudes toward people with handicaps / Beatrice A. Wright Personal perspective : recovery and the rehabilitation process : a personal journey / James T. Herbert

The implications of positive psychology and wellness for rehabilitation counselor education / Irmo Marini and Mitka Chacon

"Successful aging" : a disability perspective / Meredith Minkler and Pamela Fadem

The promise of the International classification of functioning, disability, and health (ICF)

Recovery from psychiatric disabilities / Patricia B. Nemec and Cheryl J. Gagne

Psychological adaptation to disability : perspectives from chaos and complexity theory / Hanoch Livneh and Randall M. Parker

Eugenics, euthanasia, and physician-assisted suicide : an overview for rehabilitation professionals / Steve Zanskas and Wendy Coduti

Reflections and considerations / Arthur E. Dell Orto and Paul Power

Aging and disability : toward a unified agenda / Irving Kenneth Zola

Personal statement : life lessons taught me by my disability / Alfred H. DeGraff

Personal statement : one more burden, a mother's perspective / Bernadette.