| Description |
xiv, 434 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
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 -- 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 -- 7. Effects on the family as a system -- 8. Effects on fathers -- 9. Effects on siblings -- 10. Effects on grandparents -- 11. Professional-family interaction : working toward partnership -- 12. Perspectives and approaches for working with families -- 13. Applying a partnership approach to addressing family resources, concerns, and priorities : developing family service plans |
| Summary |
"Now in a revised and expanded third edition, this popular clinical reference and text offers a multi-systems perspective on childhood disability and its effects on family life. The book interweaves theory and research with practical strategies and techniques."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Previous ed.: 1999 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 381-419) and index |
| Subject |
Children with disabilities -- Family relationships -- United States.
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Parents of children with disabilities -- United States.
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Family social work -- United States.
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| Author |
Darling, Rosalyn Benjamin.
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| LC no. |
2006033720 |
| ISBN |
9781593853624 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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1593853629 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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