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THE IMPORTANCE OF THERAPEUTIC ACCOMPANIMENT IN DISABILITY

Thanks to the various options that a person with a disability currently has access to, it is not impossible to lead a life that is close to normal. However, to achieve this, it takes the proactive participation of the person, the person’s family and a team of professionals.

The therapist or expert in therapeutic accompaniment is fundamental to this circle of professionals. After all, his role is essential for the partial or complete recovery of the patient.

FUNDAMENTALS OF THERAPEUTIC ACCOMPANIMENT FOR DISABLED PEOPLE

First of all, to understand the role that therapeutic accompaniment has for a person with a disability, it is important to understand its two primary functions: to recover and to rehabilitate.

In the first instance, therapeutic accompaniment consists of a process to recover something lost: mobility, motor functions, abilities, etc. However, this is not the end of this journey, it is just the first step. After all, once the lost ability or function is restored, it is necessary to return to the previous ability.

FUNDAMENTALS OF THERAPEUTIC ACCOMPANIMENT FOR DISABLED PEOPLE

To achieve these two objectives, there are many currents and methodologies that currently exist. The choice depends, to a large extent, on the disability being treated and the specialty of the professional itself. However, regardless of the methodology, there are two elements that are permanently linked to therapeutic accompaniment.

A SUPPORT TEAM

As previously mentioned, caring for a person with a disability requires a team of professionals in various areas. The discipline of each one of them will depend to a great extent on the disability that is being attended to, be it mental, physical or mixed.

In most cases, it is the therapeutic companion who shares most of the time with the person and their disability. Therefore, he will be a very important ally who will function as a bridge between the person and the other specialists.

VOLUNTEER SUPERVISION

Starting from the basic premise that a person with a disability will need their equipment to be able to perform basic motor tasks, supervision is key.

Regarding it, it is important that it forms part of the demands of the person with disabilities. It must be a voluntary request and not subject to external pressure, except in very special cases.

Likewise, it must be framed within the “framing” of the patient, understood as the basic orientation of the needs and objectives of the person with disabilities.

WHAT DOES THERAPEUTIC ACCOMPANIMENT FOR THE DISABLED NEED?

For a therapeutic accompaniment to be efficient, it must meet the following characteristics:

It must promote perseverance between the team of professionals and the person with disabilities, understanding that the best results are long-term and require patience and effort xxx gratuit.
The companion must be empathetic and friendly, being able to process and support the patient in her negative emotions.
Understanding the difficulties and conflicts that the person with disabilities will go through, the companion must be endowed with a light humor and a lot of creativity, to keep the person accompanied by her fresh and in perspective.

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THEY ASK TO ELIMINATE THE TERM ‘DISABLED’ — His proposal is to change the word “disabled” to “person with a disability”

Our society is gradually maturing, overcoming many of the errors or taboos of the past in almost all areas. On this occasion, the initiative targets people with disabilities, who seek the consideration of the media, public figures and society in general to eliminate the term “disabled” from the current collective discourse.

The initiative is being promoted by the Spanish Council for the Defense of Disability and Dependency (CEDDD), under the argument that this word is offensive, exclusive and has a negative connotation.

Instead, the CEDDD seeks to encourage the use of discourse that humanizes and puts the person being talked about at the center. Therefore, his proposal is to change the word “disabled” to “person with a disability”.

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN “DISABLED” AND “PERSON WITH A DISABILITY”?

In its most obvious context and meaning, indeed, “disabled” and “person with a disability” may appear to have the same meaning. Both terms refer to people or groups of people who have a defect or deficiency of any kind: motor, sensory, intellectual, etc. That is, people in wheelchairs, who suffer from partial or total blindness, Down syndrome, etc.

However, in the semantic context, both words have a key difference. To understand it, it is necessary to clarify a key consideration: a disability, regardless of its type, is a mere characteristic of a human being. However, it does not involve or define the totality of what that person is.

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN “DISABLED” AND “PERSON WITH A DISABILITY”?

The word disabled points directly to that: to describe a person as his characteristic, causing his condition as a human being with equal rights, duties and opportunities to be lost in the discourse.

On the other hand, “person with a disability” places the human condition, personification, at the outset. It talks about a person, who has a specific characteristic. It does not seek to define everything that is the individual, but rather clarifies necessary timely information.

A TRULY INCLUSIVE USE OF LANGUAGE

With the rise and popularity of different forms of newspeak that aim at inclusivity, the real awareness of its use and its impact on reality has been lost. However, this fight that the CEDD began in 2006 seems to be beginning to bear fruit in Spain.

It all started with a historic request, collected by the United Nations. The objective was to establish the social consensus for the use of “persons with disabilities” in the International Convention on Rights for its use in official texts and documents, such as laws, contracts, etc.

A TRULY INCLUSIVE USE OF LANGUAGE

Throughout the process, the World Health Organization has supported this initiative, affirming that disabilities, in effect, are a condition of the human being, and not a complete definition of what they are.

A change like this in the collective language of Spain supposes a significant social evolution in the respect and dignity of this community. Especially when we remember the welfare approach that we had as a society towards this group even at the end of the 20th century tukif. A trend that also indirectly reinforced the belief that disabilities are a punishment from God.

And you, what do you think of this initiative? Did you ever think that “person with a disability” and “disabled” meant the same thing? We invite you to become an agent of change in your environment, in order to collaborate with a cause of great social importance.