eral states, their successes and failures, and cost/benefit analyses

disabilities rather than disabled people; an important issue in

with regards to brain injury rehabilitation.
breaking stereotyped thinking about the effects of disability upon
The fmal chapter is an editorial summary of the efforts of the
the individual.
President's Council on Employment of the Handicapped, and the
Research is provided concerning issues of psychological adNational Head Injury Foundation, It is a fitting chapter "intended
justment and impact of disability on life satisfaction. Various
to represent a blueprint for facilitating changes in public policy
theoretical approaches are considered in terms of conceptualizand the practice of rehabilitation and community integration of
ing adjustment problems, and issues of grief and mourning
persons who have sustained a brain trauma injury,
related to congenital and acquired disabilities are discussed,
Community-Based Employment Following Traumatic Brain In- providing a variety of therapeutic strategies to create an engaging
environment for re-entry into the community. Successful intejury is edited by three notable researchers from the Research and
gration into relationships and work activities are examined with
Training Center at the University of Wisconsin-Stout, The intent
an emphasis on sexuality in regard to disability as well as
of the book is straightforward, and complimented with ,"heady"
vocational counseling issues. Issues of dependency, motivation
articles by established contributors. The editors are to be comand
loneliness are thoroughly examined as well,
mended on the choice of subject matter, and the format of the
materials used. This book should be included in the resource
Marshak and Seligman rely on well known rehabilitation
libraries of professionals, educators, rehabilitation counseling
experts such as Vash and Wright, as well as drawing from experts
programs, and head injury survivors and their families alike. It
in the field of family systems and group theory. These two
offers viable alternatives for community employment, and trantherapeutic modalities are explored in general terms, and then
sition to work following the trauma of brain injury,
expanded to reflect the unique needs of people with physical
disabilities.
J. Gordon Swensen
This text is an excellent adjunct to rehabilitation curriculum,
Division of Rehabilitation Services
and is also a valuable resource for professionals who want to
Salt Lake City, Utah
broaden their knowledge base and create a more inclusive therapeutic atmosphere. People with disabilities deserve a level of skill
representative of the counseling profession as a whole. To this end,
the book provides an informative and theoretically sound foundation for meeting the needs of people with physical disabilities,

Counseling Persons With

Physical Disabilities: Theoretical and Clinical Perspectives

Laura E. Marshak & Milton Seligman

Austin, TX: Pro-ed
1993,234pp., $27.00
ISBN 0-890789-580-0

arhsak and Seligman offer a detailed resource for

professionals who counsel people with physical
disabilities. Leading into a discussion of existing
stereotypes, professionals are encouraged to explore their own feelings about counseling people with physical
disabilities. Because people have conscious and unconscious reactions to disability, an accurate perception is often difficult to
maintain within the therapeutic relationship. Often, counselors
have a tendency to underestimate abilities and emotional health,
and exaggerate negative characteristics. Counselors working with
people with disabilities should strive to see the person as a whole
individual and avoid using the disability as the primary defining
characteristic to which all other factors are measured, Relatedly,
the authors use appropriate language, referring to people with

January/Febntary/March 1995

DeeAnna P. Merz
The McKinley Group, Inc.
Atlanta, GA

Challenges for A Service

System in Transition: Ensuring Quality Community
Experiences for Persons
with Developmental Disabilities
M.H. Hayden & B.H. Abery
(Eds)., Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes, 1994,
512 pages, $35.00, soft cover.

Joumal of Rehabilitation

s indicated in the preface, this edited volume represents "the second wave of community living research" in response to President Kennedy's challenge to improve not only the service delivery sys-

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