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Informationen zum Autor Lynn C. Koch, PhD, CRC, is a nationally certified rehabilitation counselor and professor, Rehabilitation Education and Research Program, University of Arkansas. Klappentext Emerging disabilities are disabling conditions that are new to medical science, often medically debated, and lacking in known etiology; or those increasing in prevalence in recent years. This master's-level text is the first to eschew traditional disabilities to focus specifically on the unique characteristics and needs of individuals with disabilities such as multiple chemical sensitivity, fibromyalgia, and Lyme disease, or those currently increasing in prevalence (e.g., diabetes, autism, PTSD), and explore their implications for rehabilitation counseling practice. The text is also unique in its examination of how disability causes, types, and patterns are changing in response to current medical, social, cultural, and environmental trends and addressing necessary changes to rehabilitation policies and practices to better serve consumers with emerging disabilities.The book explores important sociological and environmental phenomena such as global warming, pollution, poverty, violence, migration patterns, addiction, and substance abuse, and the changing age demographic of the United States that has altered the landscape of disability policy and rehabilitation services in the 21st century. Each chapter provides specific examples of disabling conditions and discusses their medical, psychosocial, and vocational significance. The authors examine implications for rehabilitation assessment, planning, and placement, and emphasize changes needed to rehabilitation policy and practice. The text is replete with practical evidence-based strategies for meeting the psychosocial and vocational needs of people with emerging disabilities. Chapters include case examples, learning objectives, and discussion questions.Key Features:Describes disabling conditions either new to medical science or increasing in prevalence in modern societyExamines sociocultural, environmental, and legislative trends that have resulted in emerging disabilitiesDelivers policy, programming, and research recommendations to improve services and supports for Americans with emerging disabilitiesProvides practical, evidence-based strategies for meeting the psychosocial and vocational needs of people with emerging disabilitiesIncludes learning objectives, case examples, and discussion questionsSupplemental materials include PowerPoints, syllabus, and test bank Inhaltsverzeichnis Contents Contributors Foreword by Malachy Bishop Preface 1. INTRODUCTION TO EMERGING DISABILITIES Chapter Objectives Defining Emerging Disabilities Contemporary Trends Linked to Emerging Disabilities Medical, Psychosocial, and Vocational Characteristics of Emerging Disabilities Populations at Risk of Acquiring Emerging Disabilities Conclusions Discussion Questions 2. CHRONIC PAIN Chapter Objectives Case Illustration: Linda Definitions, Types, and Causes of Chronic Pain Examples of Emerging Chronic Pain Conditions Psychosocial Aspects of Chronic Pain Vocational Aspects of Chronic Pain Characteristics of Individuals Living With Chronic Pain Rehabilitation Counseling Implications Rehabilitation Assessment and Planning Rehabilitation Services Conclusions Discussion Questions 3. NEURODEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES: AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER AND ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER Coauthored by Frank J. Sansosti With Contributions From Alexa Herrera Chapter Objectives Case Illustration: Conner Autism Spectrum Disorder Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Psychosocial Aspects of ASD and ADHD <...
