Coping With Physical Loss And Disability: A Workbook

by Ritter, Rick

• ISBN13: 9781932690187
• ISBN10: 1932690182
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-01-30
• Publisher: Lightning Source Inc

Summary

This workbook, written by a disabled veteran and social worker, provides more than 50 questions and exercises designed to empower those with physical loss and disability to better understand and accept their ongoing processes of loss and recovery.

Author Biography

Rick Ritter, MSW, a disabled veteran and social worker, has worked with more than a hundred clients who have experienced physical loss and disability. This workbook is a distillation of the very best questions and exercises to draw the client towards re-taking control of their life. He has competed in international events for disabled athletes. Ritter was also a major contributor to got parts? An Insider's Guide to Managing Life Successfully with Dissociative Identity Disorder. He currently resides in Ft. Wayne, Indiana.

Table of Contents

Preface	1	(2)
What is Physical Loss?	3	(1)
Getting Started	4	(1)
Past and Future	5	(8)
Self-Care and Support	13	(14)
Dealing with Loss: Feelings and Beliefs	27	(14)
Understanding Disability	41	(12)
Transforming Circumstance	53	(12)
The Ongoing Process of Loss and Recovery	65	(10)
Epilogue	75	(2)
About the Author	77	(2)
Appendix A -- Other Resources for Coping with Physical Loss	79	(6)
Therapeutic Techniques	79	(1)
Readings on Issues Related to Physical Loss and Disability	79	(1)
Films on Issues Related to Physical Loss and Disability	80	(1)
Guidelines for Watching Films	81	(1)
Suggested Reading for Coping with Physical Loss and Disability	82	(2)
For Therapists Working with Physical Loss and Disability	84	(1)
Appendix B -- Organizations That Can Help	85	(6)
Support Foundations and Associations	85	(2)
Sports Support Organizations	87	(4)
Index	91