DISABILITY, REHABILITATION AND SOCIAL WORK: The Indian Scenario

Book Details

• Author: Ajit K. Dalal

• Publisher: Rawat Publications

• Language: English

• ISBN: 9788131609484

• Pages: 248

• Cover: Hardcover

• Release Date: 01-12-2018

About the Book
This book is a collection of papers on disability written by Ajit K. Dalal over the past two and a half decades. It reflects his extensive involvement with national and international organizations focused on disability and community-based rehabilitation (CBR) projects. CBR aims at rehabilitating people with disabilities, enabling them to actively engage in local communities and access available resources.

The papers in this volume emphasize rehabilitation and attitudes towards disability within village communities. The book provides an overview of the disability scenario in India and explores various approaches to improving the quality of life for people with disabilities.

It is an invaluable resource for scholars across different disciplines who share a common interest in disability rehabilitation. The book delves into the complexities of disability, cultural beliefs, and family care, along with the psychosocial challenges and the disability-poverty nexus. It also examines the efficacy of CBR projects and social interventions to address discriminatory attitudes towards people with disabilities.

Contents

• Disability Rehabilitation in India

• Psychosocial Interventions for Community Development

• Varieties of Research Methods

• Indian Traditional Culture and Disability Rehabilitation

• Cultural Beliefs and Family Care of Children with Disabilities

• Disability–Poverty Nexus: Psychosocial Impediments to Participatory Development of the Disabled

• Relevance and Efficacy of Community-based Rehabilitation

• Development of Disability-Attitudes-Beliefs-Behaviours (DABB) Measures

• Social Interventions to Moderate Discriminatory Attitude: The Case of the Physically Challenged in India

• Measurement, Change, and Implications of Disability Attitudes

• Participatory Evaluation of CBR Projects in India

• Bringing Up a Child with Disability: Experiences of an Indian Family

• Moving Ahead and Looking into the Future

About the Author
Ajit K. Dalal is a former Professor of Psychology at Allahabad University. He has authored books on health and healing, indigenous psychology, and perceived causality. As someone who has been in a wheelchair for over four decades, Dalal has a personal and professional commitment to the issues surrounding disability in India.