Search the World's Largest Database of Information Science & Technology Terms & Definitions
InfInfoScipedia LogoScipedia
A Free Service of IGI Global Publishing House
Below please find a list of definitions for the term that
you selected from multiple scholarly research resources.

What is Biopsychosocial Model of Disability

Chapter 3
Interventions for Improving Adaptive Behaviors in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders
It is the model that highlights the social role that people with disabilities play, encouraging the stimulation of their abilities, the specific interests and competencies of each person.
Published in Chapter:
Autism Spectrum Disorder and the Paradigm of Neurodiversity
Ruxandra Folostina (University of Bucharest, Romania) and Alexandra Andreea Dragomir (University of Bucharest, Romania)
Copyright: © 2022 |Pages: 13
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-8217-6.ch003
Abstract
The new approaches for disability are characterized through respect towards the beneficiary. In practice, this means empowering the person with a disability or an association that fights for the rights to make choices about their personal life. Empowering a person with disabilities, trusting their potential, and encouraging them to look with optimism towards the future are just a few of the aspects of change. Involving the person in making decisions for themselves and promoting those changes that have an impact on the quality of life also has a pragmatic side in the sense that it requires considerable expenses. Several debates for child's rights and people's with disabilities rights proposed the definition of “rights for a future” (Crețu, 2006). The freedom of choice does not only represent a topic from the individualized intervention plan, but additionally refers to taking responsibility, taking ownership for what the person with a disability agreed with.
Full Text Chapter Download: US $37.50 Add to Cart
eContent Pro Discount Banner
InfoSci OnDemandECP Editorial ServicesAGOSR