Mary-Anne Joseph

Fundamentals of Clinical Rehabilitation Counseling Mary-Anne Joseph

Featuring contributed chapters from experts within the discipline, Fundamentals of Clinical Rehabilitation Counseling provides readers with a vast range of knowledge and skills to help them work effectively with individuals with disabilities. The text familiarizes readers with chief concepts and prepares them to move into expanded explorations of these topics as they continue their education and training within the field.

The textbook opens with an overview of the historical context of clinical rehabilitation counseling, relevant rehabilitation legislation, a global perspective of disability, the impact of abuse and neglect on persons with disabilities, and the applicability of ethical concepts in clinical rehabilitation counseling. Additional chapters introduce the concepts of vocational rehabilitation, work and disability, as well as the role of assessment, case management, independent living, assistive technology, and forensic rehabilitation within the discipline. Readers are presented with applicable concepts that speak to the challenges clinical rehabilitation counselors are called upon to champion when aiding people with disabilities to improve their quality of life on a global scale.

Fundamentals of Clinical Rehabilitation Counseling is an exemplary textbook for courses in clinical rehabilitation counseling and clinical mental health counseling.