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Record Nr.

UNINA9910826283203321

Autore

Brown Ivan <1947->

Titolo

Quality of life and disability : an approach for community practitioners / / Ivan Brown and Roy I. Brown ; foreword by Ann and Rud Turnbull

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Jessica Kingsley, 2003

ISBN

1-283-90423-3

1-4175-0096-4

1-84642-404-6

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (272 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

BrownRoy I

Disciplina

362.4

Soggetti

People with disabilities - Care

Quality of life

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Quality of Life and Disability: An Approach for Community Practitioners; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Foreword; Preface; 1. Introducing Quality of Life; 2. Four People with Disabilities: A Glance at their Lives; 3. Understanding the Social and Historical Roots of Disability; 4. Life Gardening: Improving Quality of Everyday Life; 5. Quality of Life: A Model for Practice; 6. Assessment and Measurement of Quality of Life; 7. Intervention Based on Quality of Life; 8. Quality of Life in Families; 9. A Quality of Life Case Example: Dealing with Grief

10. Professional and Ethical Issues for Quality of Life11. Policy, Management and Quality-of-Life-Based Practice; 12. Quality of Life, Disability and the Future; About the Authors; Subject Index; Author Index

Sommario/riassunto

The authors apply ideas about quality of life to the field of disability to assist front-line professionals, managers and policy-makers in effective service provision. They examine the historical context of the concept of quality of life and discuss the application of quality of life in the daily lives of people who have disabilities.