Coping+Plus: Dimensions of Disability

(Hardback)

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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.

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"Much of this information is not available elsewhere, and therefore (this book) provides a great source, not only for people with disabilities, but also for those who care for these individuals."-Murray Feingold, M.D., Physician-in-Chief National Birth Defects Center
"The combination of theory with the contemporary, real-life experiences of those who have coped successfully with disabilities makes for compelling reading....I believe it should be required reading for every student of rehabilitation and should be on the shelf of every rehabilitation center's library."-Theodore Fabyan, President & CEO Vocational Guidance Services
"This book is an important contribution to the field of disability and rehabilitation as it relates to students learning in the fields of allied health, including Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Vocational Rehabilitation, Social Work, and other related health professions...It could be a viable text for a class on the topic of disability and adjustment to disability as well as a resource in a library."-Elmer C. Bartels, Commissioner Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission
"This book meets a need in the rehabilitation field. We have spent countless hours of our clinical meeting time discussing coping with disability...We find this book an excellent resource."-Sally S. Boyd, Ed.D., Supervisor of Community Living Services Perkins School for the Blind
Each chapter also identifies barriers to coping and suggests useful aids and resources to resolve them.-REHABDATA
"Each chapter also identifies barriers to coping and suggests useful aids and resources to resolve them."-REHABDATA

Author Bio

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.