The research document that I looked at is written from the third person point of view and geared towards the field of counseling psychology. Because it is written in the third person point of view, the document itself is largely objective. The language being used is fairly formal, yet not too sophisticated because the document is intended for people in counseling psychology to make a change. The citation style in the text itself is MLA style with endnotes on every references the document makes. The citation style after the text lists out all the citations under the name “References.” This attempts to build credibility within the readers since all the citations come from legitimate, professional journals and studies. The structure of the document is section-based. It is divided into different, chronological sections from first defining the disability studies in counseling psychology, second introducing the methods and results of examining how included disability is in the field, to lastly ending with a persuasive conclusion that emphasizes the importance of disability research. This element helps the readers to follow the logical flow of how disability should become more of a focus in counseling psychology.

The field of clinical psychology is one that is continuously growing in today’s society. This is because more and more people are stressed and concerned with the economic growth of industries. In this process, people are in need of mental assistance, someone to communicate and give advices in order for them to meet greater performance. Meanwhile, people with disability are not readily included in the field despite the fact that they are a weighty part of world’s population. People with disability need more focus because they are the ones who have most difficulty fitting into the society but who have the most potentials if given the opportunity.

It is apparent that people with disability need help and attention. Acknowledging the fact that the common area of disability of general practitioners of clinical psychology seems to lie on respiratory, cardiac problems and stroke, over a quarter of the clients felt that their needs were not met, according to a journal by Mckenzie, Matheson, Donald, and Shannon. Majority of participants agreed that clinical psychology had an important role to play in physical disability services as well as behavioural problems, neuropsychological problems, and psychosexual difficulties. On top of this aspect, Evans noted in his journal that negative interactions with the health care system has risen because treatment is offered to those with disability but not needed or welcomed. The situation has proven that people with disability are clearly neither adequately helped nor satisfied.

In recognition of the above condition, Foley-Nicpon and Solomon seem to have similar thoughts on how disability studies should be included in the field of clinical psychology. Foley-Nicpon argues that counseling psychology should include people with disabilities within their multicultural training and research initiatives. He admits that disability research comprises only an extremely small amount of counseling psychology. In a similar way, Solomon, in his journal, emphasizes how children who need particular attention do not get special consideration, while discussing the mentality and intelligence of the children with special defect.

In the midst of voices for more attention in the field of disability among clinical psychology, there are some new perspectives and attempts in incorporating disability. Palsbo and Kailes introduce the Care Management Information System, which includes alerts, reminders, and prompts for best clinical practice. This is specifically for pediatric care and asthma, with its reports indicating quality improvements. On the other hand, Wurst and Wolford pointed out in their journal that a university program attempted to raise students’ awareness of disability by undertaking auditory and visual disability simulation activities. Likewise, there are efforts to provide better insight into the field of disability.

The divergent voices out there argue on one idea: disability studies should be more included in the field of clinical psychology. Whether people collect data to prove the point or show endeavors to find new aspects into it, they all acknowledge the lack of attention. In the course of this process, it might be worthwhile to note, in fact, how people with disability are being treated in the field. Is disability itself too much of a focus when it comes to counseling psychology?

Works Cited

Evans, Jeffrey E. "Why the Medical Model Needs Disability Studies (and vice-versa): A Perspective from Rehabilitation                         Psychology." Disability Studies Quarterly Vol 24, No. 4 (2004). Print. 

Foley-Nicpon, M., & Lee, S. "Disability research in counseling psychology journals: A 20-year content analysis."  Journal Of                Counseling Psychology, (2012) 59(3), 392-398. Print.

Jones, Nev, and Robyn Lewis Brown. "The Absence of Psychiatric C/S/X Perspectives In Academic Discourse: Consequences            and Implications." Disability Studies Quarterly Vol 33, No 1 (2013). Print.

Mckenzie K, Matheson E, McKenzie S, Donald SM, and Shannon H. "An examination of the role of clinical psychology in                   meeting the needs of young disabled clients and their families/carers." (2000): 372-9. Print. 

Palsbo, Susan E. and June Isaacson Kailes. "Disability-Competent Health Systems." Disability Studies Quarterly Vol 26, No. 2             (2006). Print. 

Solomon, M. "Review of 'The psychology of special abilities and disabilities'." The Journal Of Abnormal Psychology, (1917) 12(4),      282-284. Print.

Wurst, S. A., & Wolford, K. "Integrating disability awareness into psychology courses: Applications in abnormal psychology            and perception." Teaching Of Psychology, (1994) 21(4), 233-235. Print.