Disability Across the Developmental Life Span

This is the only text to provide comprehensive coverage of human growth and development, a requirement mandated by the Council of Rehabilitation Education (CORE) for a master's degree in rehabilitation counseling and for Licensed Professional Counselor certification. Written by an eminent leader in the field of disability studies, this book reflects a significant change in perceptions of individuals with disabilities from being defined foremost by their disability to being viewed as normal individuals with a disability. It provides an understanding of traditional human growth and development that will enhance the practice of disability counseling by enabling an understanding of a client's childhood and prior life experiences.

The book begins with a focus on developmental theories and tasks, followed by a discussion of cultural and ethical considerations in human development. It considers the major theories of human development as they relate to people with and without disabilities, and career theories with a focus on the concept of choice. The book addresses specific developmental stages including a description of developmental tasks, risks, disability applications, specific disabilities common to a particular stage, and cultural and ethical issues, all supported by case examples.

• Fulfills the required CORE mandated course on human growth and development and the disability experience
• Addresses disability across the lifespan in relation to developmental stages
• Authored by highly a respected expert in disability studies

Chapter One-Introduction

Chapter Two-Basic Principles of Developmental Theories

Chapter Three-Sigmund Freud

Chapter Four-Erik Erikson

Chapter Five-Cognitive Theories of Development

Chapter Five-Abraham Maslow's Humanist Theory

Chapter Six-B. F. Skinner and Albert Bandura

Chapter SevenStage Theory of Moral Development

Chapter EightUnderstanding Disability

Chapter Nine-Pregnancy and Infancy

Chapter Ten-Toddlerhood

Chapter Eleven-Early School Age

Chapter Twelve-Adolescence

Chapter Thirteen-Adulthood

Chapter Fourteen -Middle Age

Chapter Fifteen-Old Age