Response to Disability: An Approach to Adjusting

Whether someone acquires a Chronic Illness or Disability (CID) later in life or is born with a CID, inevitable coping in vital to mitigate the various psychological, physical, and social consequences of their CID.

The manner in which people cope with their CID is currently referred to as response to CID. Response to CID can be broadly understood as a dynamic process of emotional, cognitive, and behavioral changes in response to CID that gradually approach adaptive functioning. How do family members, friends, loved ones, and professionals support persons with CID and their responses to their CID?

This webinar will answer this question by exploring the research regarding responses to disability and how to support persons with CID in their adjustment process.