J. Scott Richards, PhD, ABPP
This year has been evaporating at an extremely rapid pace, as has my presidential term. As for the latter, the energy and support of my colleagues on the Board, the various chairs and committee members, as well as the staff from the United Spinal Association have made this year productive […]

Patricia Fronek, BSW
ABSTRACT
The inclusion of psychosocial assessment models in human experimental research protocol is a new area and has recently been applied to persons with spinal cord injury (SCI). Qualitative analysis of six psychosocial assessment interviews, conducted for the purpose of screening potential human participants for experimental surgery, reveals six distinct themes of […]

Robert B. Bastanfar, MA; and Nancy Crewe, PhD, CRC, LP, ABPP
ABSTRACT
In an attempt to further qualitatively explore the psychosocial aspects of sexuality and disability, five men with spinal cord injury (SCI) were interviewed using a modified version of the Howland and Rintala (2001) open-ended interview questionnaire. Qualitative analysis of the interview transcripts […]

Marni S. Nutkowitz, PsyD
Spinal cord injury (SCI) is one of the most devastating challenges that a person can face, as it may significantly alter one’s physical functioning and independence, social, sexual, and vocational roles, and lifestyle (Middleton & Tate, 2003). Successful rehabilitation for individuals with SCI involves adjustment to disability and changed life […]

Jayne Kleinman, MS, CRC; and David S. Rosenblum, MD
This study originally appeared as a Poster Presentation at the 18th Annual AASCIPSW Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, September 7–9, 2004.
ABSTRACT
In recent years there has been increased attention to the elusive entity “quality of life” (QOL) for individuals with spinal cord injury […]

Irmo Marini, PhD, CRC
ADA Lawsuits Stifled in California
US District Court Judge Edward Rafeedie of California recently issued a ruling that may negatively impact lawsuits filed in California under the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA). Judge Rafeedie ordered Jarek Molski, a wheelchair user, to ask permission before he files any further ADA lawsuits.
The […]

James Rohde, MA
This article will examine two resources that assist families and individuals adjust to spinal cord injury (SCI). The first resource, “Family Adjustment to Spinal Cord Injury,” is from the University of Alabama, Birmingham, Spinal Cord Injury model program. This program helps to explain the emotional twists and turns that a person with […]

Romel W. Mackelprang, PhD; and Richard Salsgiver, PhD
In the last few years, as most members of the American Association of Spinal Cord Injury Psychologists and Social Workers (AASCIPSW) are aware, the organization has worked to establish an active relationship with the National Association of Social Workers (NASW). A memorandum of understanding to work […]

Lauri Yablick, PhD
I first noticed Michael Dunn a few years ago at the American Association of Spinal Cord Injury Psychologists and Social Workers’s (AASCIPSW) annual conference where he was rousing a little rabble with an ill-timed public complaint about accessibility at the Riviera Hotel. I never knew why the timing was off, and […]

Diana H. Rintala, PhD
Many of you are already familiar with New Mobility. Nevertheless, this Program Profile may provide some facts about the magazine that were previously unknown to you. New Mobility is only one of nine publications provided by The Leonard Media Group. I interviewed three members of the New Mobility staff: Jeff Leonard, […]