Understanding Disability. A Guide for Health Professionals
β Scribed by Sally French, DipGradPhys DipTP BSc(Hons) MSc(Psych) MSc(Soc) PhD, and John Swain, BSc(Hons) PGCE MSc PhD (Auth.)
- Publisher
- Churchill Livingstone
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 241
- Edition
- 1
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
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
β¦ Table of Contents
Content:
Copyright, Page iv
Foreword, Pages vii-ix
Chapter 1 - What is critical reflection?, Pages 1-17
Chapter 2 - What is disability?, Pages 19-40
Chapter 3 - How did we get here?, Pages 41-65
Chapter 4 - Servicing the body, Pages 67-81
Chapter 5 - Disabled people's experiences of health care, Pages 83-100
Chapter 6 - The experiences of disabled health and caring professionals, Pages 101-118
Chapter 7 - Controlling services, Pages 119-135
Chapter 8 - What is empowerment?, Pages 137-153
Chapter 9 - What is partnership?, Pages 155-172
Chapter 10 - How do services meet diverse needs?, Pages 173-188
Chapter 11 - How do professionals find out?, Pages 189-206
Chapter 12 - Reflecting back to reflect forward, Pages 207-217
References, Pages 219-235
Index, Pages 237-244
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