Understanding Disability: The Positive Psychology of Personal Factors
- ISBN-10
- 1793634661
- ISBN-13
- 9781793634665
- Series
- Understanding Disability
- Category
- Education
- Pages
- 328
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2021
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Authors
- Dana S. Dunn, Michael L. Wehmeyer
Description
Personal factors are an element of social-ecological models of disability but have not been well defined or described. The Positive Psychology of Personal Factors examines personal factors from the field of positive psychology to begin to identify and build strengths-based approaches to promoting the full participation, dignity, and well-being of disabled people.
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- 2023-11-02
- 260 pages
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- 2008
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