Forum: Disability issues stance tests our integrity

Riger, Alice L.

doi:10.1037/e381842004-006

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“…Counselors must learn to trust the individual and be willing to be educated by him or her regarding issues relevant to that disability (P. Anderson, personal communication, December 17, 1992). Riger (1992) believed that mental health professionals should refuse to work in inaccessible environments. Just as employers are required to make workplace modifications, so must counselors so that potential clients may have access to mental health services.…”

Section: Americans With Disabilities Actmentioning

confidence: 99%

Substance Abuse in Persons With Disabilities: Treatment Considerations

Helwig

Holicky²

1994

Jour of Counseling & Develop

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In this article the authors examine the issues and needs of individuals who are physically disabled and have substance abuse problems. Reasons for the high rate of substance abuse among individuals who are physically disabled are explored. Treatment considerations for such individuals are addressed and include individual, family, and educational counseling. Prevention issues are examined, and the importance of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA, 1990) is assessed.

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Section: Americans With Disabilities Actmentioning

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Substance Abuse in Persons With Disabilities: Treatment Considerations

Helwig

Holicky²

1994

Jour of Counseling & Develop

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“…Rather than attempt to discover successive approximations to objective reality, these positions begin with the importance of understanding how individuals construct their world through social exchange processes. Although the limitations of the constructionist approach are beginning to become evident (e.g., Prilleltensky, 1990; Riger, 1992), its basic presuppositions are useful to consider in the context of the present paper.…”

Section: Constructionistkontextualist Philosophy Of Sciencementioning

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Human diversity and community psychology: Still hazy after all these years

Trickett

Watts

Birman

1993

J. Community Psychol.

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This paper explores the relationship between community psychology and its commitment to issues of human diversity. It is argued that the evolving conception of diversity and the emergence of contextualist/constructionist philosophies of science provide an opportunity to integrate human diversity into research and practice in community psychology. The history of community psychology's involvement with issues of human diversity is outlined, and an ecological perspective is offered as one framework for incorporating diversity issues into the field.

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Forum: Disability issues stance tests our integrity

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Substance Abuse in Persons With Disabilities: Treatment Considerations

Substance Abuse in Persons With Disabilities: Treatment Considerations

Human diversity and community psychology: Still hazy after all these years

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