Author Question: Define developmental disability. What will be an ideal ... (Read 39 times)

aabwk4 · **on:** Jul 2, 2018

Define developmental disability.

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

All of the following statements are true except:

a. The primary focus of school counselors is to help students with problems so they can succeed academically.
b. Nurses are involved in counseling roles ranging from handling stress-related illness to counseling with families of ill patients.
c. Although pastoral counselors function in religious settings, they do not use religious belief systems in counseling individuals and families.
d. Sociologists specialize in the study of society and human social relations.

momolu · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 2, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Developmental disability is a relatively recent term, and many people erroneously believe it to be synonymous with cognitive disability. However, it is a broader term that includes not only cognitive disabilities but also a variety of other conditions that occur before age 22 and hinder development. These conditions include infantile autism, cerebral palsy, and some cases of dyslexia (a learning disability).
The Rehabilitation, Comprehensive Services, and Developmental Disabilities Act (PL 95-602 ) of 1978 defines developmental disability as follows: Developmental disability means a severe, chronic disability of a person which is attributable to a mental or physical impairment or combination of mental and physical impairment and:

is manifest before twenty-two years of age
is likely to continue indefinitely
results in substantial functional limitations in three or more of the following areas of major life activity: self-care, receptive and expressive language, learning, mobility, self-direction, capacity for independent living, and economic self-sufficiency
reflects the person's need for a combination and sequence of special, interdisciplinary, or generic care, treatment or other services which are of lifelong or extended duration and individually planned and coordinated.

Answer to Question 2

c PG 44 EPAS: 2.1.8b