Counselling Disabled People
A counsellor's perspective
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12312187 |
|---|---|
| Authors | J H Oliver (corresponding author), JOY OLIVER |
| Year | 1995 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 261-280 |
| Publication date | 1995-09-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Disability & Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0968-7599 • E-ISSN: 1360-0508 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09687599550023525 |
| OpenAlex | W2095420331 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
For many years professionals have assumed that disability is a problem for impaired individuals and that it is the disability that causes emotional or psychological problems. Whether this is true and whether a specific model of counselling is needed to help disabled people to cope with the emotional effects of their disability has not been widely researched and this is examined in this piece of research. The causes of psychological distress are discussed and the ways in which counsellors work are studied. Using a grounded methodological approach, disabled and able bodied counsellors of disabled people were interviewed as this was considered to be the most sensitive way of exploring this area. The findings show that more often than not it is the client's lack of control over their physical and social environment and not the impairment that causes emotional difficulties. Counsellors indicated that, through the facilitation of counselling, a sense of self empowerment in practical, emotional and social areas could be achieved and this was the central theme emerging as the most distinctive aspect of counselling clients with physical impairments
Anxiety · Developmental psychology · Disabled people · Distress · Emotional distress · Empowerment · Perspective (graphical · Physical disability · Psychiatry · Psychotherapist · Social model of disability · Theme (computing · Clinical Psychology · Disability Rights and Representation · Family and Disability Support Research · Inclusion and Disability in Education and Sport · Psychology
“I Don’t Have Time for an Emotional Life”
Re-framing Stigma
Will psychology ever ‘join hands’ with disability studies? Opportunities and challenges in working towards structurally competent and disability-affirmative psychotherapy for energy limiting conditions
Social psychoanalytic disability studies
Oppression Within the Counselling Room
Ableism as a regulator of social practice and disabled peoples’ self-determination to participate in sport and physical activity
| Citations per year | 0.23 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2000 - 2024 (25) |
| Highly cited | No |