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Social Participation and Ability/Disability

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Social participation following acquired disability is an important focus of rehabilitation for all members of the interdisciplinary rehabilitation team. Evidence demonstrates that social participation leads to increased life satisfaction and quality of life [1, 2]. However, “the presence of disability has been found to lead to participation that is less diverse, is located more in the home, involves fewer social relationships, and includes less active recreation” [3]. When individuals with disabilities return to their homes and communities, they often encounter psychological and physical barriers that limit their social participation. Historically the problems of people with disabilities were perceived to be more social and psychological rather than physical; however, later research examining all potential barriers found physical, medical, and political barriers to be more difficult [4]. This chapter outlines these barriers, highlights assessments to help identify or measure the barriers, provides interventions to overcome them, and expected outcomes of these interventions.

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  1. Louis Stokes VA Medical Center, Rehabilitation Psychologist, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA

    Angela Kuemmel Ph.D.

  2. Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

    Katie Powell OTR/L

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  1. Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

    Maggi A. Budd

  2. Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

    Sigmund Hough

  3. Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

    Stephen T. Wegener

  4. Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

    William Stiers

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Kuemmel, A., Powell, K. (2017). Social Participation and Ability/Disability. In: Budd, M., Hough, S., Wegener, S., Stiers, W. (eds) Practical Psychology in Medical Rehabilitation. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-34034-0_10

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