Journal of Social Work in Disability and Rehabilitation This is an RSS file. You can use it to subscribe to this data in your favourite RSS reader or to display this data on your own website or blog.

Introduction: Clinical and Community Practice with Deaf and Hard of Hearing People
J Soc Work Disabil Rehabil. 2017 Jul-Sep;16(3-4):181-185. doi: 10.1080/1536710X.2017.1373431. Epub 2017 Nov 7.NO ABSTRACTPMID:29111952 | DOI:10.1080/1536710X.2017.1373431 (Source: Journal of Social Work in Disability and Rehabilitation)
Source: Journal of Social Work in Disability and Rehabilitation - November 8, 2017 Category: Disability Authors: David Barclay Francis Yuen Source Type: research

Working with Stories: Street-Level Bureaucrats and Their Work with Individuals with Psychiatric Disability Exposed to Interpersonal Violence
J Soc Work Disabil Rehabil. 2017 Jul-Sep;16(3-4):325-346. doi: 10.1080/1536710X.2017.1392392. Epub 2017 Dec 18.ABSTRACTThe focus of our attention is the meeting between street-level bureaucrats and individuals with psychiatric disability exposed to interpersonal violence. Based on 11 interviews, we illustrate how stories are understood, used, and made meaningful to the street-level bureaucrat. The contribution of this article is first of all that of being a framework, from a storytelling point of view, for the work and organizational experiences of street-level bureaucrats. Second, by paying attention to the story part of ...
Source: Journal of Social Work in Disability and Rehabilitation - November 8, 2017 Category: Disability Authors: Ulf Ericsson Anita Bengtsson Tops Source Type: research

Assessment of Integration of Disability Content into Social Work Education
J Soc Work Disabil Rehabil. 2017 Jul-Sep;16(3-4):361-376. doi: 10.1080/1536710X.2017.1392394. Epub 2017 Dec 18.ABSTRACTThree hundred members of the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) responded to a survey regarding the inclusion of disability content in social work courses and supports needed to increase disability content. Although respondents generally agreed that disability content is important in social work education, its inclusion is inconsistent, with most frequent inclusion in courses on diversity and least frequent inclusion in courses on research. Respondents identified barriers to increasing disability cont...
Source: Journal of Social Work in Disability and Rehabilitation - November 8, 2017 Category: Disability Authors: Lydia Ogden Carolyn McAllister Susan Neely-Barnes Source Type: research

Correlates of Voting Participation of People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
This study explores what factors facilitate and hinder people with IDD's voting participation. To do so, 1,341 people with IDD were surveyed using the Personal Outcome Measures®. Binary logistic regressions revealed significant relationships between voting participation, and support needs, residence types, guardianship statuses, and organizational supports. Along with the right supports, attention to barriers that might exist can ensure people with IDD are able to make use of their civil rights and participate in this crucial form of civic engagement.PMID:29111957 | DOI:10.1080/1536710X.2017.1392393 (Source: Journal of So...
Source: Journal of Social Work in Disability and Rehabilitation - November 8, 2017 Category: Disability Authors: Carli Friedman Mary C Rizzolo Source Type: research

Factors That May Influence Parent Treatment Decision Making for Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
This study involved a statewide survey of parents of young children with ASD to examine the relative weights of the factors that influenced their treatment decisions. Results suggested that caregivers rely on their own intuition for much decision making, although selected professionals are also influential. Implications for professionals working with children with ASD and their families are discussed.PMID:29111961 | DOI:10.1080/1536710X.2017.1392395 (Source: Journal of Social Work in Disability and Rehabilitation)
Source: Journal of Social Work in Disability and Rehabilitation - November 8, 2017 Category: Disability Authors: Parthenia Dinora Matthew Bogenschutz Kathleen Lynch Source Type: research