Description

Rehabilitation readiness helps people with serious psychiatric disabilities to actively assess their own willingness to engage in rehabilitation. Introduction to Rehabilitation Readiness begins with a brief overview of psychiatric rehabilitation. The research background and context for the concepts involved in both assessing and developing psychiatric rehabilitation readiness are discussed. Further, if they wish, it helps people to get involved in activities that assist them in increasing their readiness.

Introduction to Rehabilitation Readiness can be used as a stand-alone text for classroom use or self-study. It also can be used as an introduction to the Rehabilitation Readiness Training Technology.

Citation: Farkas, M., Sullivan Soydan, A., & Gagne, C. (2000). Introduction to rehabilitation readiness. Boston: Boston University, Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation.

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Table of Contents

• Chapter 1: The Context for Rehabilitation Readiness
• Chapter 2: Description of Rehabilitation Readiness
• Chapter 3: Assessing Readiness for Rehabilitation
• Chapter 4: Developing Readiness for Rehabilitation
• Chapter 5: Conclusion

Marianne Farkas, ScD, is co-principal investigator of the Research and Training Center and director of the World Health Organization's Collaborating Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation at the Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation. Marianne has authored or co-authored more than 35 journal articles, 3 textbooks, 11 book chapters, and 6 multimedia training packages. She has received numerous awards for her contributions to the field, including the John Beard Award from the United States Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association (formerly IAPSRS).

Anne Sullivan Soydan, ScD, is an Assistant Clinical Professor at College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences: Sargent College at Boston University. Anne is presently a consultant for Supported Education initiatives, most recently at the Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation and has worked with the Center since 1985. Most recently, she was the project director of the Boston University-based Supported Education Program, developing and implementing service programs for young adults with psychiatric disabilities as they return to college and providing statewide technical assistance and consultation in supported education. Currently, Anne is conducting research, training, and consultation in the areas of educational support, and reasonable accommodations; program and curriculum development; program evaluation; and eating disorders and trauma and quality of care in women with psychiatric disabilities.

Cheryl Gagne, ScD, has been with the Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation since 1988 when she joined the Supported Employment Research Project Team. Since then she has worked in numerous research, training, and service projects at the Center. Currently, Cheryl is a senior training associate and spends her time training and consulting with mental health programs in the United States and internationally. She is the associate director of the Services Division of the Center, which develops, delivers, and evaluates innovative services for people with psychiatric disabilities. She has developed many training programs and courses for mental health professionals and people who use mental health services. Since 1994, Cheryl has taught the course, Rehabilitation of Persons with Psychiatric Disabilities, at Boston University.

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