Issues and Concerns related to Psychological Assessment Intervention and Rehabilitation of Disability in India-Current Status
Psychological Concerns on Disability and Rehabilitation
Keywords:
Psychological assessment of disabilities; Issues and concerns related to disability assessment and intervention; Current Indian Laws and Policies; Disability Certification; Welfare SchemesAbstract
People with disabilities are subject to multiple deprivations with limited access to basic services, including health, education, vocation, rehabilitation, recreation facilities etc. Despite various legal safeguards and existing policies in India, at the ground level, persons with disabilities are often reported to face multiple challenges and disadvantages. At the same time even after the revised guidelines under the RPwD Act (2016), Clinical Psychologists involved in the Assessment and Quantification of various disabilities have many issues and concerns, due to which they are facing many problems and challenges in their day-to-day wok. The present review article is based on the findings from various online published Indian studies on disability assessment, intervention and policies which have been analyzed and summarized. The findings are presented under predefined categories as outlined at the outset of stating the analysis as per the categories framed. These five major categories identified for this article are- Prevalence of Disability in India; Current Indian laws and policies for PwDs; Current challenges in disability assessment and certification; Psychological Intervention & Rehabilitation Approaches for PwDs; and Welfare Schemes for PwDs. The current challenges, issues and concerns related to these categories have been presented here to think upon and make possible changes in the current clinical practice of assessment and intervention of some of the disabilities.
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