Community Case: Client With Disability Case Part 1 Allison Martin, a 20-year-old freshman college student, is a parapleg
Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2022 8:16 am
Community Case: Client With Disability Case Part 1 Allison
Martin, a 20-year-old freshman college student, is a paraplegic
after a skiing accident that happened when she was 15 years old.
She also has dyslexia, not related to the accident. She meets
weekly with staff at the office for disability on campus to address
her educational needs and accommodations. She is comfortable with
her learning support counselor, Jane Logan. Allison shares with
Jane that she is concerned about her female health issues,
especially now that she is a college student living away from home.
Jane refers Allison to the student health center.
Questions for students:
1. What concerns you about Allison?
2. Is there any other information you might need from Allison to
best care for her?
3. What are appropriate techniques for communicating with a
patient in a wheelchair?
4. What are the legal dimensions of providing a barrier-free
environment for Allison?
Martin, a 20-year-old freshman college student, is a paraplegic
after a skiing accident that happened when she was 15 years old.
She also has dyslexia, not related to the accident. She meets
weekly with staff at the office for disability on campus to address
her educational needs and accommodations. She is comfortable with
her learning support counselor, Jane Logan. Allison shares with
Jane that she is concerned about her female health issues,
especially now that she is a college student living away from home.
Jane refers Allison to the student health center.
Questions for students:
1. What concerns you about Allison?
2. Is there any other information you might need from Allison to
best care for her?
3. What are appropriate techniques for communicating with a
patient in a wheelchair?
4. What are the legal dimensions of providing a barrier-free
environment for Allison?