An integrative psychotherapy approach to exploring disability

Format:

Video

Author/Creator:

Mona, Linda, author.

Contributor:

American Psychological Association, publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Disabilities--Psychological aspects.

Disabilities.

Eclectic psychotherapy.

Persons with Disabilities--psychology.

Psychotherapy.

Medical Subjects:

Persons with Disabilities--psychology.

Psychotherapy.

Genre:

Nonfiction films

Educational films

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 streaming video file (41 min., 22 sec.))

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] American Psychological Association 2015

System Details:

video file

Summary:

Dr. Linda R. Mona conducts a single session with a middle-aged man with multiple disabilities. The client begins by giving general background information about himself. Mona points out that the client did not discuss any of his disabilities as part of his background and wonders about the degree to which his disabilities play a role in his identity. The client, who is legally blind, hearing impaired, has an auditory processing disorder, ADHD, anxiety, and was previously diagnosed with depression, shares his perspective that he does not have disabilities, as he does not believe there is one way that people are supposed to be. Rather, he sees his differences in terms of accommodations: Others in the world get accommodations for their needs in a way that he does not. They discuss different models of disability, and Mona shares her own perspective that one's disabilities or differences interact with the environment in the various realms of one's life. They explore the ways in which the client has been able to reject societal views on disability. Mona challenges the client to get in touch with his feelings, and the client explains that he does not allow himself to get very emotional. They explore his social support network and his sense that others cannot understand him. They also discuss his relationship with his fiance and the ways in which she does understand him. Mona ends the session by asking how the client has talked to his fiance about his disability, and the client shares his belief that his disability is a "non-issue" in the relationship

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