Title The best of AAMR : families and mental retardation : a collection of notable AAMR journal articles across the 20th century / edited by Jan Blacher and Bruce Baker

Published Washington, D.C. : American Association on Mental Retardation, [2002] ©2002

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Description x, 382 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm Contents Machine derived contents note: Introduction vii -- -- PART ONE: Historical Views: The Invisible Family: AAMR from 1876 to 1939 1 -- 1. Family Care of Mental Defectives 5 -- Charles L. Vaux (Journal of Psycho-Asthenics, 1935) -- 2. The Institution as a Foster Parent 15 -- Edgar A. Doll (Journal of Psycho-Asthenics, 1937) -- 3. A Study-of the Effects of Differential Stimulation on Mentally Retarded Children 19 -- Harold M. Skeels and Harold B. Dye (Journal of Psycho-Asthenics, 1939) -- -- PART TWO: Family Response to Disability: The Evolution of Family Adjustment and Coping 35 -- 4. Parents' Feelings About Retarded Children 43 -- Leo Kanner (American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 1953) -- 5. Needs of Parents of Mentally Retarded Children 49 -- Mrs. Max A. Murray (American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 1959) -- 6. A Study of the Adjustment of Parents and Siblings of Institutionalized and -- Non-Institutionalized Retarded Children 57 -- Bettye M. Caldwell and Samuel B. Guze (American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 1960) -- 7. Influence of Selected Child Characteristics on Stress in Families of Handicapped Infants 71 -- Paula J. Beckman (American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 1983) -- 8. A Review of Attachment Formation and Disorder in Handicapped Children 79 -- Jan Blacher and C. E. Meyers (American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 1983) -- 9. Taxonomy of Family Life Styles: I. Homes With TMR Children 91 -- Iris Tan Mink, Kazuo Nihira, and C. Edward Meyers (American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 1983) -- 10. Adaptation of Families with Mentally Retarded Children: A Model of Stress, -- Coping, and Family Ecology 105 -- Keith A. Crnic, William N. Friedrich, and Mark T. Greenberg (American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 1983) -- 11. Mediating Influences of Social Support: Personal, Family, and Child Outcomes 119 -- Carl J. Dunst, Carol M. Trivette, and Arthur H. Cross (American Journal of Mental Deficiency, -- 1986) -- 12. Comparison Groups in Research on Families With Mentally Retarded Members: -- A Methodological and Conceptual Review 135 -- Zolinda Stoneman (American Journal on Mental Retardation, 1989) -- 13. Puerto Rican Families Caring for an Adult With Mental Retardation: Role of Familism 157 -- Sandra M. Magaiia (American Journal on Mental Retardation, 1999) -- 14. Twelve Years Later: Adjustment in Families Who Adopted Children With Developmental -- Disabilities 173 -- Laraine Masters Glidden and Viki E. Johnson (Mental Retardation, 1999) -- -- PART THREE: Adults With Mental Retardation 183 -- Fanmily Stress, Caregiving, and Planning' -- 15. Periodic Stresses of Families of Older Mentally Retarded Children: An Exploratory Study 189 -- Lynn McDonald Wikler (American Journal on Mental Retardation, 1986) -- -- -- -- 16. Transition From Adolescence to Adulthood: Perspectives of Mentally Retarded -- Individuals and Their Families 193 -- Andrea G. Zetlin and Jim L. Turner (American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 1985) -- 17. Aging Parents With Adult Mentally Retarded Children: Family Risk Factors and Sources of -- Support 203 -- Marsha Mailick Seltzer and Marty Wyngaarden Krauss (American Journal on Mental Retardation, -- 1989) -- 18. Adults With Mental Retardation as Supports to Their Parents: Effects on Parental Caregiving -- Appraisal 215 -- Tamar Heller, Alison B. Miller, and Alan Factor (Mental Retardation, 1997) -- Adults With Mental Retardation as Parents -- 19. The Feebleminded Parent: A Study of 90 Family Cases 225 -- Phyllis Mickelson (American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 1947) -- 20. Effects of Maternal Mental Retardation and Poverty on Intellectual, Academic, and -- Behavioral Status of School-Age Children 235 -- Maurice A. Feldman and Nicole Walton-Allen (American Journal on Mental Retardation, 1997) -- 21. Teaching Parents With Mental Retardation: Knowledge Versus Skills 247 -- Joel Bakken, Raymond G. Miltenberger, and Scott Schauss (American Journal on -- Mental Retardation, 1993) -- 22. Relationships and Social Support: Views of Parents With Mental Retardation/Intellectual -- Disability 259 -- Gwynnyth Llewellyn (Mental Retardation, 1995) -- -- PART FOUR: Family Intervention, Support, and Social Policy 273 -- 23. Relations of Parent Groups and Professional Persons in Community Situations 281 -- Elizabeth M. Boggs (American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 57, 109-115, 1952) -- 24. Psychological Counseling With Parents of Retarded Children 285 -- Philip Roos (Mental Retardation, 1963) -- 25. Behavioral Training for Parents of Retarded Children: Alternative Formats Based on -- Instructional Manuals 291 -- Louis J. Heifetz (American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 1977) -- 26. Parent Involvement in the Education of Handicapped Children: A Critique 301 -- Ann P. Turnbull, and H. Rutherford Turnbull, III (Mental Retardation 1982) -- 27. Effects of Parent Training on Families of Children With Mental Retardation: -- Increased Burden or Generalized Benefit? 309 -- Bruce L. Baker, SandraJ. Landen, and Kathleen J. Kashima (American Journal on -- Mental Retardation, 1991) -- 28. Modification of Mother-Child Interaction Processes in Families With Children At-Risk -- for Mental Retardation 319 -- Mary A. Slater (American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 1986) -- 29. Group Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment for Excessive Parental Self-Blame and Guilt 331 -- Charles D. Nixon and George H. S. Singer (American Journal on Mental Retardation, 1993) -- 30. Impact of a Cash Subsidy Program for Families of Children With Severe Developmental -- Disabilities 339 -- Judith C. Meyers, and Maureen O. Marcenko (Mental Retardation, 1989) -- 31. Aging and Developmental Disabilities: Demographic and Policy Issues Affecting -- American Families :. 345 -- David Braddock (Mental Retardation, 1999) -- 32. On the Importance of Helping Families: Policy Implications From a National Study 351 -- Arnold Birenbaum, and Herbert J. Cohen (Mental Retardation, 1993) -- -- PART FIVE: Looking Ahead 359 -- Articles Reviewed 367 Bibliography "Articles reviewed": pages 367-382 Includes bibliographical references and index Subject People with mental disabilities -- Family relationships -- United States. Intellectual disability -- United States. People with mental disabilities -- Home care -- United States. Parents of children with disabilities -- United States. Author Baker, Bruce L., 1940- Blacher, Jan. American Association on Mental Retardation. LC no. 2001053616 ISBN 0940898764 paperback

Other Titles Families and mental retardation Best of American Association on Mental Retardation

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