Description
For all courses that address psychosocial aspects of illness and disability, including courses in the social psychology of disability and rehabilitation, chronic illness, and rehabilitation psychology; and courses covering communication, relationships, characteristics of illness and disability, adaptation to impairment and disability, client behavior, grieving, stress and support, and attitudinal and cultural differences.
This timely text offers comprehensive, integrated coverage of psychosocial topics involving clients, families, and other caregivers affected by pathology, impairment, functional limitation, and/or disability. To engage students and promote insight, it relies on real-life student journal entries from multiple disciplines. A current, evidence-based, extensive literature review forms the core of the text, connecting theory to practice. Reflective Questions and Case Studies after each chapter stimulate awareness and promote dialogue; relevant clinical examples and tables are presented throughout. This edition’s updates include broader coverage of multicultural issues, spirituality, and chronic conditions; a new chapter on abuse and neglect; thorough coverage of PTSD; improved organization; and a new Online Manual containing extensive readings and resources.
Table of contents
PART I. Knowing Self/Knowing Others
1. Foundations
2. Recognizing Attitudes, Beliefs, and Values
3. Multicultural Perspectives
4. Spirituality
PART II. Making Connections
5. Communication
6. Motivation, Adherence, and Collaborative Treatment Planning
PART III. Loss/Grief, Coping, and Family
7. Loss and Grief
8. Coping
9. Understanding Family Needs, Roles, and Responsibilities
PART IV. Transitions Across the Lifespan
10. Disability
11. Chronic Conditions
12. Sexuality
PART V. Conditions that Challenge Care
13. Psychiatric Disorders
14. Self-Destructive Behaviors
15. Abuse and Neglect
New to this edition
New! Online Manual–containing Objectives, Tests Questions/Answer Key, PowerPoint slides, interactive Learning Activities, pedagogical guidelines for instructor consideration, and more
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Provides extensive interactive and visual resources for further exploration, more successful learning, and faster, deeper mastery
Updated and expanded! Student journal entries–representing an array of health care disciplines and patient/client problems, and illustrating both affective and cognitive issues
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Engages students in the material and helps them connect it with their own practice
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Creates “living, breathing case studies” that bring clients to life
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Help students identify their own biases and avoid “too-quick” conclusions
New! Extensive discussion of PSTD–including information to help clinicians recognize symptoms and take appropriate action
New! Added chapter on Abuse and Neglect–clarifying the role of clinicians as responsible health professionals and, in some cases, as mandated reporters
Expanded! Broader coverage of multicultural issues–in case studies and elsewhere throughout the text
Expanded! New boxes covering spirituality–illuminating how clients’ personal beliefs and spirituality influence their views of illness and their responses to care
Expanded! More coverage of chronic conditions–in boxes presented throughout many chapters
Updated! Current literature review–reflecting the latest research in support of evidence-based practice
Updated and improved! More Reflective Questions–expanding the text’s scope to better integrate with practice, and to guide students and instructors on personal reflection, classroom discussion, small group exercises, and assignments
Revised! Reorganized and consolidated for a more integrated flow of information–including opening Foundational sections that help students understand exactly what they will be learning
New! Specific guidelines for conducting client interviews–integrated into the text’s coverage of communication
Revised! Motivation and Adherence–now discussed within the context of Collaborative Treatment Planning
Features & benefits
For all courses that address psychosocial aspects of illness and disability, including courses in the social psychology of disability and rehabilitation, chronic illness, and rehabilitation psychology; and courses covering communication, relationships, characteristics of illness and disability, adaptation to impairment and disability, client behavior, grieving, stress and support, and attitudinal and cultural differences.
This timely text offers comprehensive, integrated coverage of psychosocial topics involving clients, families, and other caregivers affected by pathology, impairment, functional limitation, and/or disability. To engage students and promote insight, it relies on real-life student journal entries from multiple disciplines. A current, evidence-based, extensive literature review forms the core of the text, connecting theory to practice. Reflective Questions and Case Studies after each chapter stimulate awareness and promote dialogue; relevant clinical examples and tables are presented throughout. This edition’s updates include broader coverage of multicultural issues, spirituality, and chronic conditions; a new chapter on abuse and neglect; thorough coverage of PTSD; improved organization; and a new Online Manual containing extensive readings and resources.
Hallmark Features
Deep and wide coverage of contemporary topics–including psychiatric disorders, self-destructive behaviors, and the impact of culture on health and illness
Case-based storytelling methodology–including real-life student journal entries, end-of-chapter case studies, clinical examples and other features
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“Hooks” students’ attention and promotes retention
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Personalizes the material, making abstract concepts tangible to students
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Helps instructors incorporate problem-based study into their coursework
Up-to-date recommendations for effective, efficient intervention–bridging theory and practice, and offering best-practice strategies for both client care and clinician self-care
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Helps students multitask effectively in environments that are challenged by time constraints, reduced workforces, and reimbursement concerns
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Helps students understand their roles as part of the healthcare team
Extensive support for evidence-based medicine and measurable outcomes–including extensive, up-to-date literature references