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Disability in Adolescence (Hardcover) Loot Price: R4,133
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Disability in Adolescence (Hardcover): Elizabeth M. Anderson

Disability in Adolescence (Hardcover)

Elizabeth M. Anderson; Contributions by Bernie Spain; Lynda Clarke

Series: Routledge Library Editions: The Adolescent

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For all the work on disability in previous years, there had been surprisingly little done on a subject of central importance - the social and psychological needs of teenagers with disabilities. Originally published in 1982, the purpose of this timely book was both to review the literature and to report an extensive study of the nature of the psychological problems, the quality of social life and the adequacy of the services available to a substantial group of teenagers with disabilities in the last years at school, with a follow-up study of half their number a year later. The authors show that many of these teenagers, including those with a mild disability, are often unhappy, worried and isolated from their peers. While the majority of the teenagers with disabilities, whether in ordinary or special schools, made friends at school, these friendships were rarely sustained outside. After leaving school the degree of social isolation is as great, and often worse. Among these teenagers the incidence of psychological problems was three to four times higher than for a control group, the most common being worry, depression, misery, fearfulness and lack of self-confidence and self-esteem. For the most part, the teenagers with disabilities were likely to be immature and ill-prepared to cope with adult life. These findings underline the need for a counselling service while the teenagers are still at school, and supporting services when they have left. Like other teenagers, those in this study were unprepared for the possibility of not having a job, and had not thought how to organize their lives if a job was not available or feasible. The authors draw attention to the large proportion of people with disabilities without occupation after leaving school, and the high dissatisfaction with day centres. Perhaps their most important finding is the need to rationalize the piecemeal and overlapping provision of help for school-leavers with disabilities. In the meantime, their book provides a wealth of information of direct use to those concerned with teenagers with disabilities and their families, whether in school provision, careers advice, work placement and alternatives to work, social services, counselling, medical services and further education. This book is a re-issue originally published in 1982. The language used is a reflection of its era and no offence is meant by the Publishers to any reader by this re-publication.

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Imprint: Taylor & Francis
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: Routledge Library Editions: The Adolescent
Release date: December 2022
First published: 1982
Authors: Elizabeth M. Anderson
Contributors: Bernie Spain
Authors: Lynda Clarke
Dimensions: 216 x 138 x 32mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 380
ISBN-13: 978-1-03-238989-9
Categories: Books > Social sciences > Education > Educational psychology
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Disability: social aspects
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social work > General
Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Philosophy & theory of psychology > General
Books > Social sciences > Education > Teaching of specific groups > General
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Age groups > Adolescents
Books > Medicine > General issues > Public health & preventive medicine > Personal & public health > Health psychology
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LSN: 1-03-238989-3
Barcode: 9781032389899

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