PSYCHOSOCIAL ASPECTS OF PHYSICAL THERAPY

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Explores the variety of approaches to understanding disability in personal, social, economic, artistic, and political contexts. Students will develop a framework for understanding disability as a complex, and multi-level entity, including the impact of disability at personal, social, societal, and cultural levels. The notion of disability and health through the use of the World Health Organization's (WHO) International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF) focusing on influence of family, culture, and policies will be discussed. Psychosocial factors influencing disability will be explored. Principles and exemplary practice of assistive technology used by individuals with disabilities, including augmentative communication, seating, mobility, computer access, environmental control, home modifications, and worksite modifications.