Ordinary families, special children : a systems approach to childhood disability

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Ordinary families, special children : a systems approach to childhood disability

Milton Seligman, Rosalyn Benjamin Darling

Guilford, c2007

3rd ed.

  • : hbk
  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 381-419) and index

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Volume

: hbk ISBN 9781593853624

Description

This popular clinical reference and text provides a multisystems perspective on childhood disability and its effects on family life. The volume examines how child, family, ecological, and sociocultural variables intertwine to shape the ways families respond to disability, and how professionals can promote coping, adaptation, and empowerment. Accessible and engaging, the book integrates theory and research with vignettes and firsthand reflections from family members.

Table of Contents

I. Conceptual Framework 1. Introduction and Conceptual Framework I: Social and Cultural Systems 2. Conceptual Framework II: Family Systems Theory and Childhood Disability 3. All Families Are Not Alike: Social and Cultural Diversity in Reaction to Childhood Disability II. The Family Life Cycle 4. Becoming the Parent of a Child with a Disability: Reactions to First Information 5. Childhood: Continuing Adaptation 6. Looking to the Future: Adolescence and Adulthood III. The Family System 7. Effects on the Family as a System 8. Effects on Fathers 9. Effects on Siblings 10. Effects on Grandparents IV. Approaches to Intervention 11. Professional-Family Interaction: Working toward Partnership 12. Perspectives and Approaches for Working with Families 13. Applying a Partnership Approach to Assessing Family Resources, Concerns, and Priorities: Developing Family Service Plans
Volume

: pbk ISBN 9781606233177

Description

This popular clinical reference and text provides a multisystems perspective on childhood disability and its effects on family life. The volume examines how child, family, ecological, and sociocultural variables intertwine to shape the ways families respond to disability, and how professionals can promote coping, adaptation, and empowerment. Accessible and engaging, the book integrates theory and research with vignettes and firsthand reflections from family members.

Table of Contents

I. Conceptual Framework 1. Introduction and Conceptual Framework I: Social and Cultural Systems 2. Conceptual Framework II: Family Systems Theory and Childhood Disability 3. All Families Are Not Alike: Social and Cultural Diversity in Reaction to Childhood Disability II. The Family Life Cycle 4. Becoming the Parent of a Child with a Disability: Reactions to First Information 5. Childhood: Continuing Adaptation 6. Looking to the Future: Adolescence and Adulthood III. The Family System 7. Effects on the Family as a System 8. Effects on Fathers 9. Effects on Siblings 10. Effects on Grandparents IV. Approaches to Intervention 11. Professional-Family Interaction: Working toward Partnership 12. Perspectives and Approaches for Working with Families 13. Applying a Partnership Approach to Identifying Family Resources, Concerns, and Priorities: Developing Family Service Plans

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