Disability Across the Developmental Lifespan: An Introduction for the Helping Professions, 2nd Edition

.\nThis is the only text to examine the experience of disability in relation to theories of human growth and development. It provides a foundational and comprehensive examination of disability that encompasses the intellectual, psychiatric, physical, and social arenas. The second edition is updated to underscore its versatility as an introductory text about the developmental tasks of people with disabilities for all the helping professions. Reorganized to illuminate the book’s interdisciplinary focus, it includes new demographics, new case studies and first-person accounts, discussions on cultural aspects of disabilities, family concerns, and more.\nThe text delivers practice guidelines for each of the conventional life stages and describes the developmental tasks of individuals with disabilities (IWDs). It emphasizes the positive trend in the perception of IWDs as normal and underscores the fact that IWDs have the same motivations, emotions, and goals as those without disabilities. Learning activities, suggestions for writing exercises, and websites for further study reinforce learning, as do graphs and charts illustrating trends and demographics.\nNEW TO THE SECOND EDITION:\nIntroductory chapter on understanding disability\nDemographic updates throughout\nNew case studies and first-person accounts\nExpanded discussions about cultural considerations, intersectionality, and family considerations\nUpdated Instructor’s Manual and an Instructor’s Test Bank\nKEY FEATURES:\nExamines the conventional stages of human growth and development from the perspective of individuals with disabilities\nIntegrates disability concepts with developmental theories and stages of the lifespan\nAddresses common ethical issues to illuminate the real-world implications faced by individuals with disabilities and their families\nIncludes learning activities, suggestions for writing exercises, and websites for further study\nPurchase includes digital access for use on most mobile devices or computers.\nDisability Across the Developmental Lifespan: An Introduction for the Helping Professions 2nd Edition is written by Julie Smart, PhD and published by Springer Publishing Company. ISBNs for Disability Across the Developmental Lifespan are 9780826139238, 082613923X and the print ISBNs are 9780826139221, 0826139221.