Delivers knowledge critical to understanding the multidimensional aspects of working with varied populations with disabilities This is the only introduction to disability book with an interdisciplinary perspective that offers cross-disability and intersectionality coverage, as well as a special emphasis on many unique populations. Comprehensive and reader-friendly, it provides current, evidence-based knowledge on the key principles and practice of disability, while addressing advocacy, the disability rights movement, disability legislation, public policy, and law. Focusing on significant trends, the book provides coverage on persistent and emerging avenues in disability studies that are anticipated to impact a growing proportion of individuals in need of disability services. Woven throughout is an emphasis on psychosocial adaptation to disability supported by case studies and field-based experiential exercises. The text addresses the roles and functions of disability service providers. It also examines ethics in service delivery, credentialing, career paths, cultural competency, poverty, infectious diseases, and family and lifespan perspectives. Reinforcing the need for an interdisciplinary stance, each chapter discusses how varied disciplines work together to provide services addressing the whole person. Active learning is promoted through discussion boxes, self-check questions, and learning exercises. Faculty support includes PowerPoints, model syllabi, test bank, and instructor manual. Purchase includes digital access for use on most mobile devices or computers. Key Features: Provides readers with key knowledge and skills needed to effectively practice in multidisciplinary settings Offers interdisciplinary perspectives on conceptualization, assessment, and intervention across a broad range of disabilities and client populations Underscores the intersectionality of disability to correspond with trends in education focusing on social justice and underrepresented populations Includes research and discussion boxes citing current research activities and excerpts from noted experts in various human service disciplines Promotes active learning with discussion boxes, multiple-choice questions, case studies with discussion questions, and field-based experiential exercises Includes instructor manual, sample syllabi, PowerPoint slides, and test bank Identifies key references at the end of chapters and provides resources for additional information Purchase includes digital access for use on most mobile devices or computers.

Table of Contents:
Foreword Preface Contributors Part 1: Introduction  Interdisciplinary Service Delivery and Practice in Disability Studies National Accreditation of Academic Programs in Counseling and Human Services: A Look at APA, CACREP, and CSWE Licensure, and Career Path to Professions in Human Services Disability and Chronic Illnesses: Definitions and Concepts Part 2: Foundations of Disability Studies Advocacy: History of Disability Rights Movement in the United States Policy and Impact of Federal Legislation on the Disability Services Environment Part 3: Professional Practice and Competencies Rehabilitation as a Discipline and Specialization in Interdisciplinary Disability Studies Integrating Ethics into Professional Decision-Making and Practice in Disability Studies Cultural Competency in Rehabilitation Counseling and Other Health Professions Studies Part 4: Selected Persistent and Emerging Population Trends in Disability Studies Adult Ex-offender Populations with Chronic Illnesses and Disabilities Addictive Behaviors and Coexisting Psychiatric Disabilities Veterans Presenting with Multiple Trauma and Disabilities Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders, Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Mental Health Disorders and Case Management Quality of life for People with Neurological Disorders Sensory Disabilities, Functional Limitations, and the Role of Technology Intersection of Poverty and Disability Infectious Diseases and Disability Part 5: Integrated Service Systems Family-Centered Interventions for People with Disabilities Aging, Chronic Illness and Disability Appendices Acronyms for Common Terms in Disability Studies Resources/Websites Codes of Professional Ethics American Counseling Association Family Therapy Rehabilitation Counselors Social Work Index