Rehabilitation Work With the Blind : Role of the Helping Professional in Creating a Family Team / Virginia Li Wang and Saul Rogolsky.

Before technical assistance can be fully successful in helping the newly blind to adjust, the rehabilitation teacher must understand the inevitable identity crisis which his client suffers and try to establish a meaningful relationship with him. This report considers seven aspects of the rehabilitat...

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Main Authors: Wang, Virginia Li
Rogolsky, Saul (Author)
Corporate Author: University of Maryland Cooperative Extension Service
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1970.
Subjects:
Adjustment (to Environment)
Blindness.
Family Involvement.
Program Development.
Rehabilitation Programs.
Teacher Role.
Teaching Guides.
Vocational Rehabilitation.
Physical Description:22 pages
Format: Microfilm Book
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Summary:
Before technical assistance can be fully successful in helping the newly blind to adjust, the rehabilitation teacher must understand the inevitable identity crisis which his client suffers and try to establish a meaningful relationship with him. This report considers seven aspects of the rehabilitation process: (1) definition of the teacher's role, (2) development of a good relationship with the entire household, (3) general appraisal of the blind person and his family, (4) creation of a family team for rehabilitation, (5) development of a rehabilitation program, (6) motivation of the person, and (7) implementation of the program. Teaching outlines for: (1) Food Preparation, (2) Meal Planning, (3) Food Buying and Storage, (4) Home Management, and (5) Clothing and Textiles are appended. (BH)
Note:Availability: Cooperative Extension Service, University of Maryland, College Park, Md. ($.20).
Microform.
Call Number:ED048483 Microfiche
Reproduction Note:
Microfiche. [Washington D.C.]: ERIC Clearinghouse microfiches : positive.