Community Rehabilitation Services for People with Disabilities

Part 1 The new paradigm - its conceptual, legislative and ethical foundations: shifting paradigms in services to people with disabilities; shifting paradigms to natural supports - a practical response to a crisis in disabilities services; the influence of legislation on services to people with disabilities; ethical challenges in supporting persons with disabilities; elements for a code of everyday ethics for disability services. Part 2 Implementation services: maintaining quality and managing change - administration in transition; collaborative teamwork in training and technical assistance - enhancing community support for persons with disabilities; shifting roles of parents and families; multicultural influences on rehabilitation training and services - the shift to valuing non-dominant cultures; the assessment of natural supports in community rehabilitation services. Part 3 The changing roles and functions of professionals: the changing roles of social workers; rehabilitation counselling and the community paradigm; communication sciences; nursing services; assistive technology; shifting paradigms in school environments: special education and the role of the educator; the psychiatrist's role in the care and treatment of individuals with disabilities - changing paradigms; the changing roles of psychologists - the influence of paradigm shifts; physical therapy; therapeutic recreation - its historical paradigms and a conundrum for use in the future.