Quality of life and disability : an approach for community practitioners / Ivan Brown and Roy I. Brown ; foreword by Ann Turnbull.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brown, Ivan, 1947-

Contributor:

Brown, Roy I.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

People with disabilities--Care.

People with disabilities.

Quality of life.

Physical Description:

270 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Jessica Kingsley, 2003.

Summary:

Quality of life -- physical, psychological and environmental well-being -- is a crucial consideration for professionals working with people with a disability. The authors of this practical book apply ideas about quality of life to the field of disability to assist front-line professionals, managers and policy-makers in effective service provision. They examine the historical context of the concept of quality of life and discuss the application of quality of life in the daily lives of people who have disabilities. Using recent studies to show how the development of quality of life approaches have led to changes in rehabilitation, and how an understanding of the issue can inform practice in assessment, intervention, management and policy, this is an indispensable book for all practitioners and managers working with people with disabilities.

Contents:

1 Introducing Quality of Life 17

2 Four People with Disabilities: A Glance at their Lives 35

3 Understanding the Social and Historical Roots of Disability 56

4 Life Gardening: Improving Quality of Everyday Life 78

5 Quality of Life: A Model for Practice 98

6 Assessment and Measurement of Quality of Life 122

7 Intervention Based on Quality of Life 147

8 Quality of Life in Families 173

9 A Quality of Life Case Example: Dealing with Grief 197

10 Professional and Ethical Issues for Quality of Life 207

11 Policy, Management and Quality-of-Life-Based Practice 237

12 Quality of Life, Disability and the Future 249.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1843100053

OCLC:

51482894