Handbook of Rehabilitation Psychology

The field of rehabilitation has undergone major change, shifting toward an emphasis on health outcomes and understanding multiple determinants of health. Person-centered care and evidence-based medicine have become central considerations, and rehabilitation psychologists are at the forefront of this modern, whole-person approach.

The handbook has been significantly updated to reflect these new developments. Chapters address several core topics, such as education and training in rehabilitation psychology, competency-based practice, and fluctuating health policy. Additional chapters cover the assessment and treatment of specific health conditions, including chronic pain, acquired disability, spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, and amputation. This edition also includes information about artificial intelligence, virtual reality, public health, community rehabilitation, and other innovations in health care.

Contributors are not only visionaries in the rehabilitation field but also expert practitioners in key areas. They integrate their experience with empirical research, highlight methodological advances, recommend best practices, discuss policy implications, and identify possibilities for the future.
Both experienced clinicians and early-career practitioners will find this book an invaluable resource for delivering effective behavioral health care to people with chronic health conditions.

Lisa A. Brenner, PhD, ABPP, is a board-certified rehabilitation psychologist; a professor of
physical medicine and rehabilation (PM&R), psychiatry, and neurology, the University of
Colorado, Anschutz School of Medicine; and the director of the Veterans Administration
Rocky Mountain Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center. She is also the
research director for the Department of PM&R, as well as a past president and fellow of APA
Division 22 (Rehabilitation Psychology). Dr. Brenner is an associate editor for the Journal
of Head Trauma Rehabilitation. Her primary areas of research interest are traumatic brain
injury, comorbid psychiatric disorders, and negative psychiatric outcomes including suicide.
Visit her website (http://www.mirecc.va.gov/visn19) and follow on twitter @LisaABrenner.

Stephanie A. Reid-Arndt, PhD, ABPP, is associate dean for academic affairs in the School
of Health Professions at the University of Missouri, Columbia. She is a fellow of the
American Psychological Association and is board-certified in rehabilitation psychology.
She is widely published, and she currently serves on the editorial boards of the Journal
of Head Trauma Rehabilitation and Rehabilitation Psychology. Dr. Reid-Arndt’s research
focuses on understanding how psychosocial factors and neuropsychological functioning
influence health outcomes and quality of life for individuals with chronic medical conditions,
particularly traumatic brain injury and breast cancer. She lives in Columbia, Missouri.
For more information, visit her website (https://healthprofessions.missouri.edu/personnel/
stephanie-reid-arndt/).

Timothy R. Elliott, PhD, ABPP, is a university distinguished professor in the Department
of Educational Psychology and executive director of the Telehealth Counseling Clinic at
Texas A&M University. He is a past president of APA Division 22 (Rehabilitation Psychology),
current editor of the Journal of Clinical Psychology, and a past editor of Rehabilitation
Psychology. His research examining adjustment processes among people living with
chronic health conditions contributed to innovations in telepsychology services for
underserved communities. He is a recipient of several awards and honors, including from
APA Division 22. Dr. Elliott lives in Fischer, Texas. For more information, visit his website
(http://telliott.education.tamu.edu/).
 
Robert G. Frank, PhD, is director of the Center for Innovation in Health and Education
at the University of New Mexico. He formerly served as president at the University of
New Mexico, as provost at Kent State University, and as dean of the College of Public Health
and Health Professions at the University of Florida. Throughout his career, Dr. Frank
has been highly involved with health policy at both federal and state levels, working with
numerous initiatives and policymakers. Dr. Frank is a past president of APA Division 22
(Rehabilitation Psychology). He lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Visit his website
(http://nmcup.us/council-members/robert-frank.html) and follow @RG_Frank25.

Bruce Caplan, PhD, ABPP (CN, RP), has received two Distinguished Service Awards and
the Lifetime Practice Excellence Award from APA Division 22 (Rehabilitation Psychology).
He previously served as president of Division 22 and as editor of Rehabilitation Psychology, the
Division’s journal. Dr. Caplan is senior editor of the Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation,
a member of the editorial board of Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation, and a founding member of
the American Board of Rehabilitation Psychology. He coedited two editions of the Encyclopedia
of Clinical Neuropsychology and was sole editor of the Rehabilitation Psychology Desk
Reference. Currently in independent practice in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, he was formerly
chief psychologist in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at Jefferson Medical College.

Contributors
Preface
Robert G. Frank and Timothy R. Elliott
Introduction
Stephanie A. Reid-Arndt and Lisa A. Brenner
 
Part I: Core Areas and Professional Competencies
Chapter 1: Rehabilitation Psychology and Competency-Based Training and Practice
Timothy R. Elliott and Stephanie A. Reid-Arndt
Chapter 2: Education and Training
William Stiers
Chapter 3: Rehabilitation Psychology Research, Science, and Scholarship
Timothy R. Elliott and Lisa A. Brenner
Chapter 4: Assessment
Shane S. Bush and Beth K. Rush
Chapter 5: Intervention
Aaron P. Turner and Charles H. Bombardier
Chapter 6: Consultation
Joseph F. Rath and Karen G. Langer
Chapter 7: Applied Ethics
Thomas R. Kerkhoff and Stephanie L. Hanson
Chapter 8: Epidemiology of Disability and Health
Alicia Dixon-Ibarra, Michele Catena, and Gloria Krahn
Chapter 9: Only Connect: The Social Psychology of Disability
Dana S. Dunn
Chapter 10: Multicultural Issues and International Perspectives on Disability
Paul B. Perrin, Lisa D. Goldberg, and Bradford S. Pierce
Chapter 11: Developmental Perspectives in Rehabilitation Psychology
Seth Warschausky, Marie Van Tubbergen, and Ramzi Hasson
Chapter 12: Families and Disability
Erin E. Andrews and Rose A. Dunn
Chapter 13: Aging and Disability
Laura E. Dreer and Molly K. Cox
Part II: Clinical Conditions
Chapter 14: Chronic Pain
Dawn M. Ehde, Anna L. Kratz, and Kevin N. Alschuler
Chapter 15: Burn Injuries
Shelley Wiechman
Chapter 16: Limb Loss
Pamela Gallagher, Laura Coffey, Deirdre M. Desmond, Richard Lombard-Vance, Philip Jefferies, and Stephen T. Wegener
Chapter 17: Spinal Cord Injuries
M. Jan Tackett and Philip M. Ullrich
Chapter 18: Traumatic Brain Injury
Suzanne McGarity, Lisa A. Brenner, and John D. Corrigan
Chapter 19: Neurodegenerative Diseases
Erica Weber and Nancy D. Chiaravalloti
Chapter 20: Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Kerri P. Nowell, Kimberly E. Bodner, Michael D. Mohrland, and Stephen M. Kanne
Chapter 21: Cerebrovascular Accidents
Michelle M. Haddad, Gitendra Uswatte, Victor W. Mark, and Kathleen T. Bechtold
Chapter 22: Polytrauma in the Post-9/11 Era: Defining Characteristics and Postacute Rehabilitation
Jennifer H. Olson-Madden and Nazanin H. Bahraini
Chapter 23: Pediatric Acquired Conditions: Brain and Spinal Cord Injuries
Beth S. Slomine and Kelly Jones
Part III. Topics in Practice and Public Health
Chapter 24: Health Policy Implications for Rehabilitation Psychology
Kristofer J. Hagglund and Robert G. Frank
Chapter 25: Disability-Related Global Health Needs
Jacob Bentley, Malcolm MacLachlan, Priscille Geiser, Hasheem Mannan, and Haibin Zou
Chapter 26: Public Health Models of Care
Jacob Bentley and Stephen T. Wegener
Chapter 27: Rehabilitation Psychologists in Public Service
Kathleen S. Brown, Hannah R. Martinez, and Patrick H. DeLeon
Chapter 28: Rehabilitation Psychologists in Critical Care Settings
Kirk Stucky and Ann Marie Warren
Chapter 29: Community-Based Rehabilitation
Pim Kuipers, Michele Foster, Letitia Burridge, and Elizabeth Kendall
Chapter 30: Artificial Intelligence and Robotics in Rehabilitation
David D. Luxton and Laurel D. Riek
Chapter 31: Virtual Reality and Rehabilitation
Sebastian T. Koenig, Denise Krch, Belinda S. Lange, and Albert “Skip” Rizzo
 
Afterword
Robert G. Frank and Timothy R. Elliott
Index
 About the Editors