A Good Life With vulnerability and disability Dirk De Wachter & Manu Keirse Written by two bestselling authors Including personal stories from the authors, from people with a disability themselves and from their friends and families Drawing much-needed attention to disabilities in society People who live with a disability have a need for connection and love, just like everyone else. And when we actually give this to each other, living with a disability or vulnerability can become a good life as well. As a society we should be aware of that, i.e. we should do much better when approaching disabilities. In this book Dirk De Wachter and Manu Keirse present a unique take on vulnerability and disability and the role that they both play in society. Ranging from a more general perspective on inclusion and stereotypes to concrete topics like dementia, euthanasia and legal incapacity, to coping with a never-ending loss.
170 x 240 mm | 220 pages | 65,000 words paperback | all rights available
Dirk De Wachter is a psychiatrist-psychotherapist and head of systemic and family therapy at the University Psychiatric Centre, KU Leuven. He has written the bestsellers Borderline Times, Love. An Impossible Desire? and The World of De Wachter. Professor Manu Keirse is a clinical psychologist, has a PhD in Medicine and is the foremost expert on bereavement and end-of-life grief in Belgium and the Netherlands. His books were translated into several languages. He is often praised for the open way in which he deals with grief and loss. In 2006 he was awarded the Polish Phoenix Award. Kasteelstraat 97 | b-8700 Tielt | Belgium | t +32-51424211 | www.lannoopublishers.com contact liesbeth.debruyne@lannoo.be, gunther.spriet@lannoo.be or wouter.roose@lannoo.be
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