Role of Rehabilitation Psychologist – in service for persons with disabilities

Role of Rehabilitation Psychologist – in service for

persons with disabilities

Rehabilitation Psychologist

• Is the string which organizes the beads in meaningful structure

If Beads are various services, then Rehabilitation Psychologist determines

the orderIf various services like: screening and identification, Assessment of level of functioning, determining the type and level of schooling, vocation identification and adjustment issues, family and interpersonal issues, sustenance of rehabilitative services and Govt. benefits are beads, then Rehabilitation psychologist is a string who organizes all these services through out lifespan of person with disability

Psychological Assessment

• Developmental Assessment,

• Adaptive Behaviour Assessment

Intellectual Assessment

Information Processing Assessment

Behavioral Assessment

Level of Functioning

Psychological Intervention

Behavior Modification

Rehabilitation Counseling to Parent

Rehabilitation Counseling to the Family

Cognitive Stimulation Therapy

Cognitive Behavior Therapy

Creating awareness about disability

Neurobiofeedback for the Parents and also to the children with

disabilities