Michal Nissim

Inclusive Hydrotherapy

A Guide to Interventions for Individuals with Disabilities

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Produktbeschreibung

This text provides a comprehensive introduction to using hydrotherapy as a means of promoting autonomy and social inclusion for individuals with disabilities.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Oktober 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 278g
• ISBN-13: 9781041113799
• ISBN-10: 104111379X
• Artikelnr.: 74871508

Autorenporträt

Michal Nissim is Head of the Special Education Department at David Yellin College of Education, where she founded and leads the Hydrotherapy and Rehabilitation Swimming Programme. She holds a PhD in Special Education, with a research focus on aquatic motor interventions across the lifespan. She completed postdoctoral fellowships in neuroscience and occupational therapy. Nissim's work promotes inclusive, person-centred hydrotherapy practices that foster autonomy, participation, and well-being in diverse therapeutic and educational contexts.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction. Part I: Foundations: Hydrotherapy and Disability Paradigms.
1. Hydrotherapy and its Physiological Foundations. 2. Shifting Paradigms in
Disability Perspectives. 3. From Medical Reductionism to Inclusive and
Affirmative Hydrotherapy Frameworks. Part II: Core Framework: The
Four-Dimensional Model. 4. Holistic Four-Dimensional Model for
Hydrotherapy. 5. Analysing Hydrotherapy Techniques Through the Lens of the
Four-Dimensional Model. Part III: Practice: Case Studies and Future
Directions. 6. Case Reports Using the Four-Dimensional Model. 7. Future
Directions in Hydrotherapy Practice. Afterword