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Community Rehabilitation Services for People with Disabilities delves into the changes happening in the disability services in the United States. The book focuses on how these changes are affecting the way professionals and agencies relate to people with disabilities and their families. The text aims to provide an introductory view of the community revolution in disability services. The book is divided into three parts. Part 1 breaks down the underlying principles of the community revolution in disability services. Part 2 discusses the problems and issues in the implementation of these principles. Part 3 accounts for the changes in practices and value orientations of professionals involved in providing services for people with disabilities. The book will provide a rich source of insight for healthcare professionals, social workers, nurses, caregivers, teachers, counselors, psychiatrists, therapists, and community planners.

This work deals with the community revolution in disability services that has been occuring in the USA, which involves a fundamental change in the way professionals and agencies relate to individuals with disabilities and their families. It covers current theory and practices in the field of disability and provides an introduction to the present thinking about "paradigm shift" in disability services. The text also includes a history of rehabilitation services and places the community revolution in disability treatment in perspective. Practices from all the various services that handle people with disabilites are also covered.