Michael J. Millington, PhD is Course Director for the Rehabilitation Counselling Discipline and Associate of the Centre for Disability Research and Policy, and the WHO Collaborating Centre at the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney.Irmo Marini, PhD, DSc, CRC, CLCP, is professor in the School of Rehabilitation at the University of Texas–Rio Grande Valley in Edinburg, Texas. He obtained his PhD in rehabilitation from Auburn University and a master's degree in clinical psychology from Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. He is a 2009 recipient of the National Council on Rehabilitation Education's Distinguished Career Award in rehabilitation education, and 2010 recipient of the American Rehabilitation Counseling Association's James F. Garrett Distinguished Career Award in rehabilitation research. In 2012, Dr. Marini was bestowed an honorary Doctor of Science (honoris causa) from his alma mater Lakehead University and was the recipient of the 2013 National Council on Rehabilitation Education's Educator of the Year award. In 2015, he was the recipient of the Patricia McCollom Distinguished Career Award in life care planning research, and in 2022 the Outstanding Educator of the Year Award with the International Academy of Life Care Planners.

• ContentsContributorsForeword by Arthur Dell Orto, PhDPrefaceAcknowledgmentsPART I. A COMMUNITY-BASED APPROACH1.  Finding the Family in Rehabilitation CounselingMichael J. Millington, Benjamin C. Jenkins, and R. Rocco Cottone2.  Counseling in the Context of Family IdentityMichael J. Millington and Rosamond H. Madden3.  Counseling in the Context of Family EmpowermentTerri Lewis, Michael J. Millington, and Irmo Marini4.  Rehabilitation Counseling in the Context of Family CapitalSue Lukersmith, Charlotte Scarf, and Michael J. Millington5.  Family Care and SupportMichael J. Millington and Irmo MariniPART II. FAMILY EXPERIENCE OF DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION6.  Intellectual and Developmental DisabilitiesCheryl Hanley-Maxwell, Nancy Molfenter, and Kristin Maxwell7.  Recovery, Families, and Psychiatric DisabilitiesLynda R. Matthews, Marianne Farkas, Michelle Medway, and Natalie Taylor8.  Brain Injury and the Family: A Guide for Rehabilitation CounselorsCharles Edmund Degeneffe and Gloria K. Lee9.  The Family Role in Progressive IllnessMichael Frain, Malachy Bishop, Judy Frain, Julianne Frain, Tim Tansey, and Molly K. Tschopp10.  Family and Spinal Cord InjuryIrmo Marini and Alicia D. Brown11.  Families of Veterans With Polytrauma Injuries in the United States: A Guide for Rehabilitation Counseling PracticeCharles Edmund Degeneffe, Mark Tucker, and Joan M. GriffinPART III. SELECTED ISSUES FOR COMMUNITY-BASED REHABILITATION COUNSELING12.  Cultural Perspectives on Family Attitudes Toward DisabilityMichael J. Millington13.  Family Assessments in Rehabilitation Service ProvisionElias Mpofu, Lisa Lopez Levers, Kumbirai Mpofu, Philomena Tanui, and Zakia S. Hossain14.  Managing the Rehabilitation Environment Around FamiliesTerri Lewis15.  Reflection on the FieldIrmo Marini and Michael J. MillingtonIndex

Michael J. Millington, PhD is Course Director for the Rehabilitation Counselling Discipline and Associate of the Centre for Disability Research and Policy, and the WHO Collaborating Centre at the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney.Irmo Marini, PhD, DSc, CRC, CLCP, is professor in the School of Rehabilitation at the University of Texas–Rio Grande Valley in Edinburg, Texas. He obtained his PhD in rehabilitation from Auburn University and a master's degree in clinical psychology from Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. He is a 2009 recipient of the National Council on Rehabilitation Education's Distinguished Career Award in rehabilitation education, and 2010 recipient of the American Rehabilitation Counseling Association's James F. Garrett Distinguished Career Award in rehabilitation research. In 2012, Dr. Marini was bestowed an honorary Doctor of Science (honoris causa) from his alma mater Lakehead University and was the recipient of the 2013 National Council on Rehabilitation Education's Educator of the Year award. In 2015, he was the recipient of the Patricia McCollom Distinguished Career Award in life care planning research, and in 2022 the Outstanding Educator of the Year Award with the International Academy of Life Care Planners.

• ContentsContributorsForeword by Arthur Dell Orto, PhDPrefaceAcknowledgmentsPART I. A COMMUNITY-BASED APPROACH1.  Finding the Family in Rehabilitation CounselingMichael J. Millington, Benjamin C. Jenkins, and R. Rocco Cottone2.  Counseling in the Context of Family IdentityMichael J. Millington and Rosamond H. Madden3.  Counseling in the Context of Family EmpowermentTerri Lewis, Michael J. Millington, and Irmo Marini4.  Rehabilitation Counseling in the Context of Family CapitalSue Lukersmith, Charlotte Scarf, and Michael J. Millington5.  Family Care and SupportMichael J. Millington and Irmo MariniPART II. FAMILY EXPERIENCE OF DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION6.  Intellectual and Developmental DisabilitiesCheryl Hanley-Maxwell, Nancy Molfenter, and Kristin Maxwell7.  Recovery, Families, and Psychiatric DisabilitiesLynda R. Matthews, Marianne Farkas, Michelle Medway, and Natalie Taylor8.  Brain Injury and the Family: A Guide for Rehabilitation CounselorsCharles Edmund Degeneffe and Gloria K. Lee9.  The Family Role in Progressive IllnessMichael Frain, Malachy Bishop, Judy Frain, Julianne Frain, Tim Tansey, and Molly K. Tschopp10.  Family and Spinal Cord InjuryIrmo Marini and Alicia D. Brown11.  Families of Veterans With Polytrauma Injuries in the United States: A Guide for Rehabilitation Counseling PracticeCharles Edmund Degeneffe, Mark Tucker, and Joan M. GriffinPART III. SELECTED ISSUES FOR COMMUNITY-BASED REHABILITATION COUNSELING12.  Cultural Perspectives on Family Attitudes Toward DisabilityMichael J. Millington13.  Family Assessments in Rehabilitation Service ProvisionElias Mpofu, Lisa Lopez Levers, Kumbirai Mpofu, Philomena Tanui, and Zakia S. Hossain14.  Managing the Rehabilitation Environment Around FamiliesTerri Lewis15.  Reflection on the FieldIrmo Marini and Michael J. MillingtonIndex