On Counselling the Physically Disabled

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  • J. W. Vargo

Abstract

It has long been recognized that people who become physically disabled typically experience certain sequential stages (denial, hostility, depression) before achieving a measure of psychological adjustment to the disability. These stages are discussed in terms of their dynamics and the counselling goals and strategies appropriate to each. To help a client overcome the handicapping effects of physical disability, a counsellor should have a rudimentary knowledge of the behavioural manifestations of the medical condition, and be skillful at implementing counselling strategies which are compatible with the intra and interpersonal dynamics characteristic of each stage.

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Published

2012-03-26

How to Cite

Vargo, J. W. (2012). On Counselling the Physically Disabled. Canadian Journal of Counselling and Psychotherapy, 13(1). Retrieved from https://dev.journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/rcc/article/view/60211

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