Quality of Life for People with Disabilities: Models, Research and PracticeRoy I. Brown Interest in quality of life has increased considerably over recent years and is now making considerable impact amongst all practitioners concerned with people with disabilities. This book looks critically at the concepts, assessment and practice as they relate to quality of life issues in many fields of disability. The issues for professional training and practice are evaluated and the benefits of involvement in creative activities are examined. Vocational, social and leisure implications for quality of life considerations are also explored in a number of chapters. Case studies and examples are used throughout the book to make this edition accessible and of real practical use to all those working with people with disabilities. |
Contents
Quality of life through personally meaningful activity | 12 |
the scope of the term and its breadth | 56 |
Assessing the quality of life of adults with profound | 72 |
An analysis of the dimensions of quality of life | 91 |
Assessing quality of life | 116 |
Developmental systems and narrative approaches to working | 151 |
An ecological perspective on the quality of life of people | 201 |
Sexual rights and sexual wrongs in the lives of people | 228 |
Environmental design and quality of life | 251 |
creative activity wellbeing | 270 |
Human spirituality in relation to quality of life | 292 |
Quality of life and professional education | 310 |
The concept of quality of life in 21st century disability | 327 |
Author Index | 341 |
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