Lifespan Perspectives on the Family and Disability
- Binding: Paperback
- Edition: 1
- Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
- Publish date: 10/24/1997
Description:
How do families cope, adapt, and grow through the challenge of living with a child with a disability? How do family members nurture and support the developmental journey to adulthood? When a child has a disability, it affects the parents and other family members as individuals, the family as a system, and the parental role.
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This book examines the questions above as it focuses on understanding families and addressing communication and collaboration between family members. Topics include: the family as an interactive unit, stress, coping, day-to-day issues, the family within the community, the early childhood years, schools, and more.
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