Test 2 Flashcards
Daniel’s definition of “normal opportunities”
Array of life plans reasonable persons are likely to construct for themselves
Number of PWD in the US
43 million
Philosophical considerations
Defining the range
Providing necessary resources••
Right to guaranteed minimum
Quality of life/right to treatment••
Economic argument
PWD pay back $12 for every $1 spent on rehab
Offenders pay back $8 for every $1
Clients pay back costs for services in 4 years
Moral argument
Rehab: humane necessity; not a luxury
Social responsibility and he rehabilitation movement
Medical Causes
Psychic (emotional characteristics)
Seen as weakness of character
Somatic (organs, muscles, etc.)
Natural causes
Organic lesions in the brain
Movement for human treatment of PWD
Assumption that behavior was causeby ignorance
Society as a cause
Victimization process
Social control
Hershenson’s 3 causes for disability
Faith (supernatural)
Logic (medical)
Power (environmental)
Perceived responsibility
People responsible for disability given less compassion
Perceived threat
Employers fear increased workers comp, absenteeism, cost of accommodation
PWD seen as economic liability
Justification for institutionalization
“Acting in their best interest” or “society’s best interest”
PWD seen as incapable of taking care of themselves
Prevailing economic considerations
Available resources
Demand of labor
Level of inflation
Government revenue
Sociocultural trends
Optimism/pessimism
Social Darwinism
Rehab vs. tougher sentencing
Civil rights and consumerism
Paternalism vs Professionalism
Paternalism can be confused with caring; clients best interest
Professionalism means professionals decide
What determines values
Life experiences
Religious orientation
World view
Prominent social values
Independence and self-sufficiency
Work and productivity
Physical appearance
Existential anxiety
Recognition of our frail bodies, and that it could happen to any of us
“It could happen to you”
Aesthetic anxiety
Worried about our own appearance and potential loss of attractiveness
Ethical principals of a helping profession
Beneficence Autonomy Justice Nonmaleficence Fidelity
Beneficence
Do no harm
Acting to promote well-being of others
Special knowledge, control of beliefs, societal expectations
Autonomy
Respect freedom of choice and action
Should not interfere with client’s independence in choice making and action
Justice
Be fair
Treat equal people equally
Implies fair distribution of resources