This Rehab Science Spotlight summarizes two issues facing the field of rehabilitation: understanding of racial disparities, racism, and racial trauma; and the need to examine our own institutions for diversity and inclusion.
This Rehab Science Spotlight summarizes findings of self-awareness and the relative role of denial as a method of coping following moderate to severe traumatic brain injury (TBI)
December's Rehab Science Spotlight features a systematic review of 13 studies that investigated the impact of social functioning interventions on children with chronic medical conditions.
November's Rehab Science Spotlight features a study of both the positive and negative/neutral effects of disability simulation and notes the importance of including awareness of social and cultural barriers and discrimination in such activities.
September's Rehab Science Spotlight features a study looking at impairment factors, personal factors, and environmental factors as predictors of disability identity.
March's Rehabilitation Science Spotlight explores factors (from Kumpfer’s resilience model) that affect quality of life in individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) .
February's Rehabilitation Science Spotlight highlights a study on the content and effectiveness of advice given for and from psychology trainees with disabilities.
December's Rehabilitation Science Spotlight explores a recent RCT examining the utility of web-based cognitive training in breast cancer survivors with cognitive complaints.