TSC 6620 - Psychology of Disability, Rehabilitation, and Empowerment

This course is designed to introduce the student to both (1) an understanding of how the community-at-large conceptualizes the role of persons with disabilities due to illness, trauma, and environmental impact (malnutrition, wars, etc.) and how that has transformed over the years given disability rights advocacy and legislation, particularly in the United States; (2) issues in treating the individual with disabilities and the differences and similarities in working with other individuals in treatment; and (3) voices of persons with disabilities and their narratives. 3 credit(s)

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