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Everyone can learn new or more effective coping skills and strategies to deal with times of loss, crisis, and disability. Being aware of possible options or of how others fare in coping with difficult situations is better than groping in the dark. It is hoped that the real life experiences and coping skills presented here will help others in dealing with similar issues and challenges.
List of contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
Coping, Loss, Crisis, and Disability as Life Events
COPING+PLUS = Coping with a Disability
Coping with Limitations in Mobility and Physical Functioning
Coping with Alienation and Disempowerment
Coping with Chronicity and a Life of Uncertainty
Coping with Difficulty in Mastering the Environment
Coping with a Perceived "Loss of Control"
Appendix 1: Sports, Disability, and Coping
Appendix 2: Spirituality, Disability, and Coping
Appendix 3: Resources
Bibliography
About the author
FRANK M. ROBINSON, JR., C.A.G.S. in Rehabilitation Administration, is Associate Professor in the Department of Health, Sport, and Leisure Studies at Boston-Bouve College of Human Development Professions at Northeastern University. He has written a number of magazine and journal articles, and books on education, recreation, and camping as they pertain to people with disabilities.
DOE WEST is currently completing her doctoral dissertation within the Law, Policy, and Society department at Northeastern University. She is a nationally noted human rights activist within the disability rights movement for the past 21 years and has served as a resource to city, state, and federal programs that define disability.
DWIGHT WOODWORTH, JR., is a certified leisure professional. He received his M.A. in rehabilitation counseling from Assumption College in Worcester, MA and has worked with the Worcester Parks and Recreation Department. He has many years experience in working with people coping with a disability.
