《Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice》 ›› 2015, Vol. 21 ›› Issue (12): 1447-1450.

• 国际会议报道 • Previous Articles     Next Articles

Discussing of Mental Rehabilitation of Children with Disability under ICF Theory and Practice

XU You-yun, HE Kan, ZHANG Li-song
  

  1. Nanjing Normal College of Special Education, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210038, China
  • Received:1900-01-01 Revised:1900-01-01 Published:2015-12-25 Online:2015-12-25

Abstract: Objective To discuss the mental rehabilitation of disabled children under International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF). Methods The target, the organization of work team, environment support and the core problems of disabled children's mental rehabilitation were discussed based on the concept of ICF. Results The goal of mental rehabilitation was to recover the mental function of disabled children. The multidisciplinary team should include medicine, psychology, education, social work and so on. Supportive environments such as professional workers, families, communities, partner and barrier-free environment were the effective means of disabled children's mental rehabilitation. Respect and equality were the precondition of disabled children's mental rehabilitation, and positive attention should be the working attitude. Conclusion ICF-CY can provide a new perspective and framework for the mental rehabilitation of disabled children.

Key words: International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health, children with disability, mental rehabilitation