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Vocational Rehabilitation: Recent Trends and Issues in Vocational Rehabilitation of People with ID

Vocational Rehabilitation: Recent Trends and Issues in Vocational Rehabilitation of People with ID

Neerajana Ghosh, Vinod Kumar Sinha, Shuvabrata Poddar
Copyright: © 2016 |Pages: 21
ISBN13: 9781522500896|ISBN10: 1522500898|EISBN13: 9781522500902
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-0089-6.ch016
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Ghosh, Neerajana, et al. "Vocational Rehabilitation: Recent Trends and Issues in Vocational Rehabilitation of People with ID." Handbook of Research on Diagnosing, Treating, and Managing Intellectual Disabilities, edited by Rejani Thudalikunnil Gopalan, IGI Global, 2016, pp. 310-330. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0089-6.ch016

APA

Ghosh, N., Sinha, V. K., & Poddar, S. (2016). Vocational Rehabilitation: Recent Trends and Issues in Vocational Rehabilitation of People with ID. In R. Gopalan (Ed.), Handbook of Research on Diagnosing, Treating, and Managing Intellectual Disabilities (pp. 310-330). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0089-6.ch016

Chicago

Ghosh, Neerajana, Vinod Kumar Sinha, and Shuvabrata Poddar. "Vocational Rehabilitation: Recent Trends and Issues in Vocational Rehabilitation of People with ID." In Handbook of Research on Diagnosing, Treating, and Managing Intellectual Disabilities, edited by Rejani Thudalikunnil Gopalan, 310-330. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2016. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0089-6.ch016

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Abstract

The chapter summarizes key issues in vocational rehabilitation for individuals with intellectual disability, nature of vocational rehabilitation in in mild, moderate and severe intellectual disability, principles of rehabilitation for individuals with intellectual disability, assessment of intellectual disability and it's limitations. Then the chapter reviews the need for vocational rehabilitation, assessment required for rehabilitation and barriers of vocational rehabilitation for individuals with intellectual disability. the chapter then covers vocational rehabilitation process and preparation of the individual for rehabilitation. The chapter ends with social skills training and newer trends in rehabilitation like use of virtual reality and sensory integration.

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