BLOCK I: HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES OF REHABILITATION
PSYCHOLOGY
Unit 1: Rehabilitation Psychology: Definition- scope- methods and Functions
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Rehabilitation Psychology- historical perspectives in Rehabilitation Psychology
Unit 2: Competencies of Rehabilitation Psychologists: Professional Competencies
of rehabilitation psychologists, nature of work settings of rehabilitation
psychologists, Designing training programmes for rehabilitation psychologists,
Training need analysis and implementation of training programmes.
Unit 3: Psychological Rehabilitation and Intervention: Definition and basic
principles of Psychological Rehabilitation, Assessment, diagnosis, and Intervention
– Psychoanalytic therapy, Client Centred Therapy, Cognitive Behaviour therapy,
Rational Emotive therapy, supportive therapy, Augmentative therapy and Behaviour
therapy.
Unit 4: Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities: Lifespan development of
persons with disabilities, Personality traits – Psychological problems and coping
styles – Role of psychologist in disability rehabilitation.
BLOCK II: NATURE AND REHABILITATION PROCESS
Unit 5: Rehabilitation Process in various areas: Family and Marital Rehabilitation,
Socio Economic Rehabilitation for Persons with disabilities, Addiction
Rehabilitation, Vocational Rehabilitation, CommUNITy based rehabilitation, Disaster
Rehabilitation/Reconstruction.
Unit 6 : Disabilities: Disability - Concept and definitions, Classification of various
disabilities, Incidence and prevalence Types of disabilities: Visual impairment,
Hearing and speech impairment, Locomotor disability, Mental retardation, Cerebral
palsy, Autism , Mental illness Learning disabilities, Multiple handicaps Etiological
factors; pre-natal, natal and post-natal, chromosomal aberrations and genetic errors,
Prevention of disabilities
Unit 7 : Nature and Scope of Rehabilitation psychology: Definition, historical
perspective, scope and methods, Functions of Rehabilitation Psychology: General
functions and special functions, History and Philosophy of Disability Rehabilitation
Goals and objectives of rehabilitation, [Show Less]