Women with Visible and Invisible Disabilities : Multiple Intersections, Multiple Issues, Multiple Therapies 9781317718826, 9780789019363

This thoughtful collection addresses the issues faced by women with disabilities, examines the social construction of di

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Women with Visible and Invisible Disabilities : Multiple Intersections, Multiple Issues, Multiple Therapies
 9781317718826, 9780789019363

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Martha E. Banks, PhD Ellyn Kaschak, PhD Editors

Women with Visible and Invisible Disabilities: Multiple Intersections, Multiple Issues, Multiple Therapies Women with Visible and Invisible Disabilities: Multiple Intersections, Multiple Issues, Multiple Therapies has been co-published simultaneously as Women & Therapy, Volume 26, Numbers 1/2 and 3/4 2003. Pre-publication REVIEWS, COMMENTARIES, EVALUATIONS. . .

“ -DRAVO . . . PROVIDES POWERFUL AND DIRECT ANSWERS to the questions, concerns, and challenges all women with dis­ ability experience. The voices in this book are speaking loud and clear to a wide range of readers and audiences. . . . Centered on the core principle that quality of life revolves around one’s mental health, a sense of strength, and resiliency.”

Theresa M. Rankin, BA, NCE National Community Educator, Brain Injury Services, Inc.; MidAtlantic Traumatic Brain Injury Consortium; Fairhaven Institute fo r Brain Injury/ University ofWisconsin-Scott

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4^"D ecause my own work and -^ p e rso n a l experience have been strongly weighted on the visible disability side, I found the chapters on invisible disabilities to be especially informative and useful. I UNDERSTAND A GREAT DEAL NOW THAT I DIDN’T BEFORE!”

Carolyn L. Vash, PhD Consulting Psychologist; Author {/Personality and Adversity: Psychospiritual Aspects of Rehabilitation

N INVALUABLE RESOURCE « -^A* -fo N for anyone working with this population.. . . Introduces the reader to realms of information never before discussed in one volume or in reference to a disability popula­ tion____Also introduces rarely dis­ cussed concepts such as the wild w om an/healer.. . . The extensive bibliographies included by each author are in themselves a treasure. NO PRACTITIONER WHO DEALS WITH WOMEN WITH DISA- BHIITES CAN AFFORD NOT TO HAVE THIS VOLUME.”

Rochelle Balter, PhD, JD Private Practice, New York City

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