While the family has traditionally been a secondary consideration in rehabilitation, this graduate text presents an innovative approach to rehabilitation counselling that focuses on the family as the centre of a person-cantered model, rather than as an adjunct to individual counselling. It advocates counselling in the context of community, requiring the recognition of social transaction as the primary focus of all interventions. The book provides the tools and knowledge base to effectively work with the family and within the community, delivering a new inclusive model of care and establishing best practices in research, practice, training, and management. The text examines the rationale for embracing family values in rehabilitation counselling and provides a framework that redefines the relationship between counsellor and client in the context of family and community. It describes the community-based rehabilitation model in detail according to the International Classification of Function (ICF) and presents a series of illustrative disability profiles-distilled from systematic reviews of the literature--reflecting this framework. In each case, the impact upon family participation is illustrated and optimal service and support resources are identified. The role and function of the rehabilitation counsellor provides the integrative conclusion to each chapter. The book also describes grassroots initiatives, the role of family in community-based rehabilitation in developing countries, family policy across rehabilitation systems, and best practices in research, training, and management. Each chapter includes an overview, learning objectives, study questions, and class activities. Appendices feature a catalogue of ICF-framed instruments that can be used in course activities and practice. Additionally, the text comes with access to an Instructor's Manual including case studies with discussion questions, classroom activities, and multiple-choice questions. Key Features: Describes an innovative family/community-focused approach to rehabilitation counselling, framed in ICF taxonomy Presents a pragmatic model that can be put to use immediately Describes an array of family experiences across disability contexts, providing an opportunity to critique current practice through the lens of community-based constructs Provides plentiful case studies and discussion questions based on family narratives Broadens the scope of practice with service initiatives from around the world Includes an Instructor's Manual with case studies with discussion questions, classroom activities, and multiple-choice questions

Praise for the First Edition: ""This is an excellent book, but the best parts are the stories of the disabled, which give readers insights into their struggles and triumphs."" - Score: 94, 4 Stars - Doody's Medical Reviews What are the differences between individuals with disabilities who flourish as opposed to those who never really adjust after a trauma? How do those born with a disability differ from individuals who acquire one later in life? Fully updated and revised, this second edition of a unique rehabilitation counseling text reflects growing disparities among ""haves and have-nots"" as they bear on the psychosocial aspects of disability. New content focuses on returning veterans afflicted with physical and mental health problems, persons with disabilities living in poverty, and the need for increased family and community-based engagement. The book provides updated information about assisted suicide, genetic testing, new legislation, and much more. Using a minority model perspective, the text provides students and practitioners of rehabilitation and mental health counseling with vivid insight into the experience of living with a disability. It features first-person narratives from people living with a variety of disabling conditions, which are integrated with sociological and societal perspectives toward disability, and strategies for counseling such individuals. The text encompasses an historical perspective, psychological and sociological research, cultural variants regarding disability, myths and misconceptions, the attitudes of special interest and occupational groups, the use positive psychology, and adjustments to disability by the individual and family. A wealth of counseling guidelines and useful strategies are geared to individuals with specific disabilities. Designed for a 15-week semester, the book also includes thought-provoking discussion questions and exercises, an Instructor's Manual and PowerPoints. New to the Second Edition: Reflects the growing disparities between "haves and have-nots" as they impact people with disabilities Includes new content on veterans with physical and mental disabilities Describes the experience of impoverished individuals with disabilities Examines the need for increase family and community-based engagement Discusses strengths and weaknesses of the Americans with Disabilities Act Covers assisted suicide, genetic testing, and recent legislation Expanded coverage of sexual identity Provides an Instructor Manual and PowerPoints Key Features: Provides 16 personal narratives demonstrating the ""normalcy"" of individuals with different types of disabling conditions Includes stories of people living with blindness, hearing impairments, spinal chord injuries, muscular dystrophy, mental illness, and other disabilities Delivers counseling strategies geared toward specific disabilities, with ""do's"" and ""don'ts"" Discusses ongoing treatment issues and ethical dilemmas for rehabilitation counselors

An award-winning, best-selling one-volume reference for professional counselors and counseling graduate students that's fully updated to respond to key changes in the field, including the new ACA Standards of Ethics, the CACREP/CORE merger, DSM-5, Affordable Care Act, and other critical developments in the counseling field. The Professional Counselor's Desk Reference (PCDR), Second Edition, remains the only resource of its kind, serving as an authoritative guide for both pre-professionals working towards counselor licensure and certification, as well as seasoned counselors, counselor educators, clinical supervisors, psychologists, and social workers. This quick, and user-friendly desk reference guide, based on the core content and knowledge areas outlined in both the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Education Programs (CACREP) and Council on Rehabilitation Education (CORE) accreditation standards has been fully updated and expanded to reflect critical developments immediately relevant to the counseling professions.