| Abstract: | Examines the relationship between rehabilitation psychology and the law, noting that written laws can be another source of barriers on the disabled, just as societal attitudes also have a negative impact on handicapped individuals. A model of psycholegal research on the disabled and the concept of both disability and handicap is presented: rehabilitation psychologists need to scientifically determine the components of the law (e.g., legal systems, legal processes). Rehabilitation psychologists also can be involved professionally in helping the law achieve its behavioral goals (e.g., in eligibility hearings for disability). Articles by B. Sales, H. E. Yuker, I. Keilitz and R. Van Duizend, M. Rosenthal and K. I. Kolpan, and P. H. DeLeon et al (see PA, Vol 74:18687, 19815, 19868, and 18635, respectively) are also summarized in this special issue. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) |
