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Rehabilitation Psychology
Rehabilitation Psychology is the term used to describe a
clinical specialty of psychology
where the psychologist works with patients to achieve optimal
psychological, physical, and social functioning and to restore
hope and meaning to patients and/or their families suffering
from a disability, mental illness, or hospitalization.
Rehabilitation Psychologists provide clinical and counseling
services, assist individuals in coping with, and adjusting to,
chronic, traumatic or congenital injuries or illnesses that may
result in a wide variety of physical, sensory, neurocognitive,
emotional, and/or developmental disabilities.
Dr. Cuesta is a
rehabilitation psychologist who works in an acute rehabilitation
setting who evaluates, assesses, and treats patients with traumatic brain
injury, stroke, and aneurysm, arteriovenous malformation,
neoplasm, spinal cord injury, severe burns, pulmonary illnesses,
orthopedic illness, and cardiac diseases. He also provides
out-patient services.
As a rehabilitation psychologist, Doctor Cuesta considers the
entire network of biological, psychological, social,
environmental, and political factors that affect the functioning
of his patients. Doctor Cuesta provides adjustment counseling, plans and implements rehabilitation
programs, and provide support to families. Doctor Cuesta
also assists in a broad range of services including clinical
care, program development, service provision, research,
education, administration, public policy.
More information on
rehabilitation
psychology and the role of a rehabilitation psychologist can be
found here:
American Board of Rehabilitation
Psychology (ABRP)
http://www.abrp.org
Mental Health Glossary:
Rehabilitation Psychology
http://www.therapistfinder.net/glossary/
rehabilitation-psychology.html
Please feel free to contact George Michael Cuesta, PhD at
the Burke Rehabilitation Hospital in White Plains, New York to
schedule an appointment to discuss how rehabilitative
psychology can help you. |
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