Disability-Affirmative Therapy: A Case Formulation Template for Clients with Disabilities, Olkin Rhoda

Disability-Affirmative Therapy (D-AT) helps clinicians put the disability of a client into proper focus, without making one of the usual mistakes associated with cross-cultural therapy: overinflating the role of the disability, or underestimating its profound effects. D-AT provides a template for
evaluation - nine areas to be discussed with the client - that allows understanding of the clients lifetime experiences with disability. The template is not a theory of therapy, but an overlay onto the therapists own approach, thus having broad appeal and utility. D-AT is a positive and affirming
approach to therapy with clients with disabilities, regardless of the theory of therapy used. The book contains many vignettes to illustrate key points and an extended case example to which the D-AT template is applied. Grounded in social and clinical psychology research, this book will be an
important and unique guide to all clinicians working with clients with disabilities and their families.