Resilience: Learning from People with Disabilities and the Turning Points in Their Lives
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
Resilience: Learning from People with Disabilities and the Turning Points in Their Lives
By (Author) Gillian King
Edited by Elizabeth G. Brown
Edited by Linda K. Smith
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Praeger Publishers Inc
30th October 2003
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
155.916
Physical Properties
Hardback
216
Width 156mm, Height 235mm
482g
Description
This volume brings to life the nature of resilience and adaptation to change by describing turning points, or critical experiences, in the lives of people with disabilities. People with cerebral palsy, spina bifida, or attention deficit disorder are interviewed. They describe events and experiences that changed their lives and pinpoint which factors helped or hindered their adaptation. Interweaving these compelling stories with popular thought and research evidence, the authors show how understanding the resilience of people with disabilities may help all readers create meaning in life and become resilient. Rich in personal detail, yet strong in its presentation of academic literature and other non-fiction works related to resilience, this volume will appeal to a wide variety of readers, from people who wonder about the meaning of life, to the parents of children with disabilities and organizations that deliver services to them, to students and professors in the fields of psychology, education, social work and occupational therapy.
Reviews
This book is clearly eye-opening, for those who choose to have their eyes opened.-Multicultural Review
This readable and life-affirming book, almost conversational in tone, will interest all who work with individuals with disabilities. Highly recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through faculty; professionals; general readers.-Choice
"This book is clearly eye-opening, for those who choose to have their eyes opened."-Multicultural Review
"This readable and life-affirming book, almost conversational in tone, will interest all who work with individuals with disabilities. Highly recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through faculty; professionals; general readers."-Choice
Author Bio
GILLIAN A. KING is Director of Research Programs at the Thames Valley Children's Centre, and Research Director with the Community-University Research Alliance for Children with Special Needs. ELIZABETH G. BROWN is a Social Worker and Research Associate at the Thames Valley Children's Centre. LINDA K. SMITH is a Research Officer at the Thames Valley Children's Centre.
