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Resilience Learning from People with Disabilities and the Turning Points in Their Lives
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Gillian A. King, Elizabeth G. Brown, Linda K. Smith
Foreword by John A. LaPorta
Book Code: C7943
ISBN: 0-275-97943-1
ISBN-13: 978-0-275-97943-0
216 pages, figures, tables
Praeger Publishers
Publication: 10/30/2003
List Price: $55.00 (UK Sterling Price: £31.95)
Availability: Print on demand
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects: Reviews:
  • This readable and life-affirming book, almost conversational in tone, will interest all who work with individuals with disabilities. Highly recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through faculty; professionals; general readers.
    —Choice     June 2004
  • This book is clearly eye-opening, for those who choose to have their eyes opened.
    —Multicultural Review     Fall 2004
Description: This volume brings to life the nature of resilience and adaptation to change by describing turning 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.
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LC Card Number: 2002044543
LCC Class: BF698
Dewey Class: 155
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