- Oxford Library of Psychology
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- Oxford Library of Psychology
- About The Editors
- Contributors
- A View Across the Life Span of Counseling Psychology
- Professional Issues
- The Counseling Relationship
- Theory and Research for Counseling Interventions
- Process and Outcomes in Counseling and Psychotherapy
- Worklife Across the Lifespan
- Training and Supervision
- Measurement and Assessment in Counseling Psychology
- Methodologies in Counseling Psychology
- Ethics in Counseling Psychology
- Ethnic and Racial Identity
- Developing a Social Class and Classism Consciousness
- The Psychology of Women
- The Psychology of Men
- Sexual Orientations and Identities
- Feminist Approaches to Counseling
- Disability: A Primer for Therapists
- Counseling Psychologists Working with Older Adults
- Individual Counseling As an Intervention
- Prevention and Psychoeducation in Counseling Psychology
- Career Counseling
- Multicultural Counseling and Psychotherapy
- Spirituality, Religion, and Psychological Counseling
- Group Counseling
- Couple and Family Therapy
- Rehabilitation Psychology
- School-based Prevention of Peer Relationship Problems
- Counseling Health Psychology
- Counseling Psychology and Occupational Health Psychology
- Sport Psychology
- Trauma Psychology
- Counseling Psychologists As Consultants
- Social Justice in Counseling Psychology
- Internationalization of Counseling Psychology
- Contemporary Counseling Psychology
- Index
Abstract and Keywords
As one of the oldest psychology specialties active in interdisciplinary medical centers and health and public policy, rehabilitation psychology focuses on the optimal adjustment of individuals with disabilities, their families, and primary support systems. The wide array of circumstances confronting individuals with disabilities demands a broad skill set and flexibility in the rehabilitation psychologist’s approach. Throughout its 50-year history, the field has been shaped and informed by theory and research drawn from other academic and practice areas of psychology including social, clinical, and counseling psychology, rehabilitation counseling, behavioral neuroscience, and neuropsychology. This rich heritage contributes to the specialty’s resilience and potential to address current challenges facing American health care, including the aging of the baby boom generation and the unprecedented numbers of wounded veterans returning to society with injuries that may require life-long services.
Keywords: Rehabilitation psychology, disability, chronic illness, health care, assessment and intervention
Timothy R. Elliott, Department of Educational Psychology, Texas A&M University
Joseph F. Rath, Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York
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- Oxford Library of Psychology
- [UNTITLED]
- Oxford Library of Psychology
- About The Editors
- Contributors
- A View Across the Life Span of Counseling Psychology
- Professional Issues
- The Counseling Relationship
- Theory and Research for Counseling Interventions
- Process and Outcomes in Counseling and Psychotherapy
- Worklife Across the Lifespan
- Training and Supervision
- Measurement and Assessment in Counseling Psychology
- Methodologies in Counseling Psychology
- Ethics in Counseling Psychology
- Ethnic and Racial Identity
- Developing a Social Class and Classism Consciousness
- The Psychology of Women
- The Psychology of Men
- Sexual Orientations and Identities
- Feminist Approaches to Counseling
- Disability: A Primer for Therapists
- Counseling Psychologists Working with Older Adults
- Individual Counseling As an Intervention
- Prevention and Psychoeducation in Counseling Psychology
- Career Counseling
- Multicultural Counseling and Psychotherapy
- Spirituality, Religion, and Psychological Counseling
- Group Counseling
- Couple and Family Therapy
- Rehabilitation Psychology
- School-based Prevention of Peer Relationship Problems
- Counseling Health Psychology
- Counseling Psychology and Occupational Health Psychology
- Sport Psychology
- Trauma Psychology
- Counseling Psychologists As Consultants
- Social Justice in Counseling Psychology
- Internationalization of Counseling Psychology
- Contemporary Counseling Psychology
- Index