ABSTRACT
Contents Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 64 Choosing a Psychologist ............................................................................................................ 64 Psychological Issues Common to Rehabilitation ........................................................................ 66
Th e Family ....................................................................................................................... 66 Emotional Issues ................................................................................................... 66 Functional Issues ................................................................................................... 66 Denial.... ............................................................................................................... 66
Th e Client .........................................................................................................................67 Th e Behavioral Psychology Approach................................................................................ 68 Th e Process of Adjustment to Disability ........................................................................... 69 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ........................................................................................... 69 Th erapeutic Strategies ....................................................................................................... 69
Th e Psychologist’s Role in Assessment and Diagnosis ................................................................. 70 Psychological Testing ................................................................................................................. 71
Behavioral Assessment of Pain Questionnaire (BAP) ......................................................... 71 Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) .......................................................................................... 71 Beck Depression Inventory II (BDI-II) ............................................................................. 71 Coping Resources Inventory for Stress (CRIS) .................................................................. 72 Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) .................................................................................... 72 Millon Behavioral Health Inventory (MBHI) ................................................................... 72 Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory III (MCMI-III) ....................................................... 72
Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory A (MMPI-A) ............................................. 72 Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory 2 (MMPI-2) .............................................. 73 Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI) ............................................................................ 73 State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) ................................................................................ 73 Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale Revised (WAIS-III) ...................................................... 73 Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-4th Edition® (WISC-IV) ................................. 73 Wide Range Achievement Test-3rd Edition® (WRAT-3) .................................................74 Woodcock-Johnson® III Test (Achievement and Cognitive Abilities) .................................74
Types of Psychological Treatment ...............................................................................................74 Th e Interface between Life Care Planner and Psychologist ..........................................................76 Ethical/Practice Standards for Psychologists ............................................................................... 77 Specialty Guidelines for Forensic Psychologists .......................................................................... 78 Th e Individual with Disabilities Education Act ......................................................................... 78
