RHAB 6715 - Advanced Psychosocial Aspects of Disability Across the Lifespan

3 hours

Requires students to review the scholarly literature relevant to psychosocial adaptation to disability, including the application of developmental theories to explain the impact of disability at various life stages in the human developmental process, psychological, social and environmental factors that may facilitate or hinder adjustment to disability, and the application of counseling and other therapeutic strategies which facilitate positive psychosocial adaptation to disability.

Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.