Paper 6.3: Disability and Rehabilitation
Unit |
Content |
Time (Hours) |
Domain |
| I | Introduction to disability
Nature of disability; impairment and handicap; beliefs and attitudes towards the disabled, legal issues Models of disability: social paternalistic, rehabilitation, minority, empowerment, socio-political models, Moral and charity models Reactions to disablement: personal, environmental, and disability based determiners Rights of People with Disability Act, 2016 RCI |
12
4
4
4 |
Must know
Desirable to Know Nice to Know |
| II | Empowerment, employment and family
Empowerment: benefits, becoming empowered, social responsibility Employment: need, preparation, obstacles, maintaining Family’s role in disability, caregivers’ reactions and adjustment to disability, Burnout in caregivers and professionals Working of NGOs in empowerment of disabled Paralympics |
13
4 4
5 |
Must know
Desirable to Know Nice to Know |
| III | Psychosocial issues and interventions
Coping with disability: acceptance, stress, maladjustment Cultural sensitivity, mental health, Human rights Recovery process, rehabilitation, Holistic growth Mental health act Assisted technologies for rehabilitation |
15
5 5 5 |
Must know Desirable to Know Nice to Know |
Syllabus Books:
- Frank, R.G., Rosenthall, M., Caplan, B. Handbook of Rehabilitation Psychology(2nded).Washington,American Psychological Association, 2015
- Drum CE, Krahn GL, Bersani H. Disability and Public Health, Washington, America Public Health Association, 2009
Reference Books:
- F. Riggar, D. R. Maki. (2004). Handbook of Rehabilitation Counseling. Springer.
- L. Leavitt. (1999). Cross-Cultural Rehabilitation: An International Perspective. W. B. Saunders.
- Sohlberg, C. A. Mateer. (2001). Cognitive Rehabilitation: An Integrative Neuropsychological Approach. Guilford Press.
- Marshall. (2005). Perspectives on Rehabilitation and Dementia.Jessica Kingsley