Models of Disability: Implications for the CounselingProfession
Document Type
Article
Journal/Book Title/Conference
Journal of Counseling and Development
Volume
84
Publication Date
2006
First Page
29
Last Page
40
Abstract
Because of the increasing number of people with disabilities, counselors of all specialties and theoretical orientations will be called on to provide services to clients with disabilities. The authors present a brief overview of 4 major models of disability to provide an introduction to the varying definitions and causal and responsibility attributions of disability. Viewing the client with a disability as an individual with multiple identities, roles, functions, and environments facilitates the counseling process.
Recommended Citation
Smart, J. F., & Smart, D. W. (2006). Models of disability: Implications for the counseling profession. Journal of Counseling and Development, 84, 29-40.