Habilitation Planning for Adults with Disabilities

by Robert L. Schalock, William E. Kiernan

Overview

Habilitation Planning for Adults With Disabilities presents a comprehensive approach to habilitation planning and service delivery for adults with disabilities. This book investigates the increased demands and expectations by adults with disabilities regarding personalized service and quality of life, including independence, productivity, and community integration, and discusses historical and current treatment and trends. This book is presented in five main sections: definitions and background material; lifestyles and living, work, and recreational environments; habilitation strategies; personal growth and quality of life for the affected adult; and the present and future trends in habilitation planning. Rehabilitation personnel in the areas of administration, assessment/training, case management, or evolution; applied psychologists; and professionals and students in special education, rehabilitation counseling, human service or health adminstration will be interested in this volume.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781461279860
Publisher:	Springer New York
Publication date:	09/30/2011
Series:	Disorders of Human Learning, Behavior, and Communication
Edition description:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1990
Pages:	233
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.02(d)

Table of Contents

Section I: Adults with Disabilities and Their Habilitation Environments.- 1 Developing a Mindset.- 2 Defining Adults with Disabilities.- 3 The Seven Major Life Activity Areas.- 4 Environments and Life Activities.- Section II: The Environments for Life Activities.- 5 The Living Environment.- 6 The Work Environment.- 7 Recreation and Leisure from a Wellness Perspective.- 8 Refocusing on the Whole Person.- Section III: Habilitation Strategies.- 9 Personal Growth Within Life Activities.- 10 Program Change Strategies.- 11 Societal Philosophies Affecting Habilitation Strategies.- Section IV: Management and Evaluation.- 12 Program Principles and Their Management.- 13 Evaluation of Habilitation Services.- Section V: The Future.- 14 The Power of Mindsets.- Section VI: References.

Editorial Reviews

Investigates the increased demands and expectations of adults with disabilities regarding personalized service and an enhanced quality of life within the desired goals of increased independence, productivity and community integration, and discusses specific habilitation planning and implementation strategies for the environments of living, work, and recreation/leisure from a wellness perspective. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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