Assistive technology : matching device and consumer for successful rehabilitation / Marcia J. Scherer, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Scherer, Marcia J. (Marcia Joslyn), 1948-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rehabilitation technology.

Medical rehabilitation--Psychological aspects.

Medical rehabilitation.

Physical Description:

xiii, 325 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, [2002]

Summary:

In Assistive Technology: Matching Derice and Consumer for Successful Rehabilitation, leading experts explore ways psychologists and other helping professionals can collaborate with users of assistive technology to help them get the most out of these devices. Thanks in large part to the past century's advances in technology, people with disabilities can live independent lives, contribute to their communities, attend regular schools, and work in professional careers. This technological evolution has fomented a shift from a medical model to a social model of technology delivery, an approach that puts as much emphasis on the user's community reintegration as it does on his or her physical capabilities. This change means that those in the field can no longer focus on the delivery of technology as an end in itself, but must go one step further and partner with consumers and communities to ensure that assistive devices are put to their best possible use. This forward-looking, interdisciplinary book provides research-based guidance for finding the perfect match between device and consumer, including key information on personality assessment, the influence of pain, coping skills, and the power of new technology and social programs. This volume will be of interest to rehabilitation psychologists, researchers, and anyone working with or using assistive technology.

Contents:

I. The Context of Assistive Technology Service Delivery 15

Chapter 1 Evolving Legislation and Public Policy Related to Disability and Assistive Technology / Steven Mendelsohn, Heather Roberts Fox 17

II. The User of Assistive Technology Devices and Services 29

Chapter 2 Understanding the Person Behind the Technology / Denise L. Brown-Triolo 31

Chapter 3 Personality Assessment in Medical Rehabilitation / Timothy R. Elliott, Monica Kurylo, Michele N. Carroll 47

Chapter 4 Pain and Its Influence on Assistive Technology Use / David R. Patterson, Mark Jensen, Joyce Engel-Knowles 59

Chapter 5 Satisfaction and Comfort / Rhoda Weiss-Lambrou 77

Chapter 6 Gender and Ethnoracial Differences in the Ownership and Use of Assistive Technology / Diana H. Rintala 95

Chapter 7 Assistive Technology in the Home and Community for Older People: Psychological and Social Considerations / Laura N. Gitlin 109

Chapter 8 Coping and Adjustment / Allen W. Heinemann, Theresa Louise-Bender Pape 123

Chapter 9 Educating the Consumer and Caretaker on Assistive Technology / Jan C. Galvin, Chandra M. Donnell 153

Chapter 10 Enhancing the Appropriate Use of Assistive Technology Among Consumers and Caretakers / Denise G. Tate, Barth Riley, Martin Forchheimer 169

III. The Provider of Assistive Technology Devices and Services 183

Chapter 11 Assistive Technology and Retraining Under the Rehabilitation Act / Rochelle Balter 185

Chapter 12 Telehealth: The New Frontier in Rehabilitation and Health Care / Robert L. Glueckauf, Jeffrey D. Whitton, David W. Nickelson 197

Chapter 13 Assistive Technology On-Line Instruction: Expanding the Dimensions of Learning Communities / Caren L. Sax 215

Chapter 14 The Counseling Process in Assistive Technology Evaluation and Selection / Serenella Besio 231

Chapter 15 Partnership and Assistive Technology in Ireland / Gerald Craddock 253

IV. A Look Ahead 267

Chapter 16 Future Directions in Assistive Technologies / Albert M. Cook 269

Appendix Tools for Enhancing the Skills of Rehabilitation Professionals: Professional Training and Certification of Occupational Therapy Practitioners / Aimee J. Luebben 281.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1557988404

OCLC:

47140700