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UNINA9910826283203321 |
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Autore |
Brown Ivan <1947-> |
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Titolo |
Quality of life and disability : an approach for community practitioners / / Ivan Brown and Roy I. Brown ; foreword by Ann and Rud Turnbull |
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London, : Jessica Kingsley, 2003 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-90423-3 |
1-4175-0096-4 |
1-84642-404-6 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (272 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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People with disabilities - Care |
Quality of life |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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. |
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