Disability : a guide for health professionals,
- Ausralia : International Thomson Publishing, 1996.
- xiii, 448 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Includes index.
This new Australian text provides a comprehensive introduction to the field of disability studies from the perspective of the health care provider and the multidisciplinary health care team. The book's broad focus looks at disabilities across the life span. It covers developmental and acquired physical mental disabilities, as well as habilitation and rehabilition issues. Comprehensive coverage of Australian government policy, legislation and services provision is provided. issues especially important for practice through out the 1990s are covered, including client empowerment and independence, family and community care, institutionalization and the changing face of residential care.