Eva Miller, PhD
     Over the past 20 years, research has begun to demonstrate support for comprehensive services for people with spinal cord injury (SCI) and has become increasingly inclusive of sexuality concerns as legitimate components of the rehabilitation process (Fronek, Booth, Kendall, Miller, & Geraghty, 2005; Leibowitz, 2005; Tepper, Whipple, Richards, & Komisaruk, 2001). Unfortunately, […]

Michelle A. Meade, PhD
ABSTRACTS
Krause, J. (1996). Secondary conditions and spinal cord injury: A model for prediction and prevention. Topics in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation, 2(2). 58-70.
Rehabilitation professionals are becoming increasingly concerned about the long-term consequences of spinal cord injury. After SCI, individuals are vulnerable to a wide array of secondary conditions, including skin sores, urinary […]

Kimberly Walters
     Spinal cord injury (SCI) is easily one of the most expensive injuries for an individual to sustain. It is also one of the most shocking and devastating. Like most accidents, SCI occurs within a matter of seconds; with an individual’s independence suddenly at the threshold of the injury. All too often, in every population […]

Susan Schaming McNiff, EdD, LPC, NBCC
     The incidence of spinal cord injuries (SCI) continues to rise, particularly with elementary, middle, and high school aged students. This article provides a foundation of knowledge and information for parents and educators, most especially the school counselor, in ascertaining that the most appropriate and beneficial opportunity for education and […]

Jeff Canar, PhD
     Understanding one’s own personal bias is an important trait when providing psychosocial services because these biases can intrude on our perceptions, expectations, thoughts and feelings when working with patients. Biases can exist based on race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation and, in this case, functional ability. As a simple example, believing that persons with […]

Erin Dehon, BS; and Samuel T. Gontkovsky, PsyD
     Pain is a significant complication for a large percentage of individuals with spinal cord injury and disorders (SCI/D). In its acute form, pain often serves a protective function, acting as a signal to prevent further damage and consequently to expedite healing. In some instances, pain persists […]

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