Resilience: Learning from People with Disabilities and the Turning Points in Their Lives

by Gillian King, Elizabeth G. Brown, Linda K. Smith

Overview

This volume brings to life the nature of resilience and adaptation to change by describing turbaning points, or critical experiences, in the lives of people with disabilities. People with cerebral palsy, spina bifida, or attention deficit disorder are interviewed. They describe events and experiences that changed their lives and pinpoint which factors helped or hindered their adaptation. Interweaving these compelling stories with popular thought and research evidence, the authors show how understanding the resilience of people with disabilities may help all readers create meaning in life and become resilient.

Rich in personal detail, yet strong in its presentation of academic literature and other non-fiction works related to resilience, this volume will appeal to a wide variety of readers, from people who wonder about the meaning of life, to the parents of children with disabilities and organizations that deliver services to them, to students and professors in the fields of psychology, education, social work and occupational therapy.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780275979430
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	10/30/2003
Series:	Praeger Series in Health Psychology
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	216
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.56(d)

About the Author

GILLIAN A. KING is Director of Research Programs at the Thames Valley Children's Centre, and Research Director with the Community-University Research Alliance for Children with Special Needs.

ELIZABETH G. BROWN is a Social Worker and Research Associate at the Thames Valley Children's Centre.

LINDA K. SMITH is a Research Officer at the Thames Valley Children's Centre.

Table of Contents

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