Corpus ID: 55608933

FROM TRAGEDY TO ‘CRIP’ TO HUMAN: THE NEED FOR MULTIPLE UNDERSTANDINGS OF DISABILITY IN PSYCHOTHERAPY

@inproceedings{Roosen2009FROMTT,
  title={FROM TRAGEDY TO ‘CRIP’ TO HUMAN: THE NEED FOR MULTIPLE UNDERSTANDINGS OF DISABILITY IN PSYCHOTHERAPY},
  author={Kaley M Roosen},
  year={2009}
}

Kaley M Roosen

Published 2009

Psychology

Individuals with disabilities have been largely ignored from research and training in the field of Psychology. Historically, when disability is discussed in psychotherapy theory, it is often pathologized as a condition that contributes to a maladaptive personality and poor societal functioning. The following research paper proposes a new understanding of disability in the field of Psychology through the introduction of a disability-affirmative model. Through understanding disability expansively… CONTINUE READING

cdd.journals.yorku.ca

Save to Library

Create Alert

Cite

Launch Research Feed