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Helping Adults with Muscular Dystrophy: Rehabilitation Counseling Implications

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 August 2015

Roy K. Chen
Roy K. Chen*
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Michigan State University
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Office of Rehabilitation & Disability Studies, Michigan State University, 237 Erickson Hall, East Lansing, MI, 48824-1034, USA. Email: chenroy@pilot.msu.edu
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Abstract

It is estimated about 200,000 Americans have been diagnosed with Muscular Dystrophy (MD), a neuromuscular disease characterized by gradual degeneration and atrophy of the muscle cells and fibers (Siegel, 1999). Functional limitations associated with MD include cognitive, social, physical/vocational, and emotional functioning. Rehabilitation counselors are advised to use a holistic approach to serving clients with MD. Compassion is key to building a meaningful professional relationship between the client and the rehabilitation counselor. However, rehabilitation counselors should neither communicate an overly pessimistic outlook nor raise false hope.

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The Australian Journal of Rehabilitation Counselling , Volume 7 , Issue 1 , 2001 , pp. 52 - 64
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2001

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