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Record Nr.

UNINA9910807134703321

Titolo

Working with custodial grandparents / / Bert Hayslip, Jr., Julie Hicks Patrick

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Springer Pub. Co., c2003

ISBN

1-281-80679-X

9786611806798

0-8261-1682-5

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (304 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

HayslipBert

Hicks-PatrickJulie

Disciplina

306.874/5

Soggetti

Grandparents as parents

Grandparents as parents - Services for

Grandparent and child

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Preface; Part I: Theoretical Perspectives on Custodial Grandparents; Part II: Empirical Studies of Helping Efforts With Grandparent Caregivers; Part III: The Pragmatics of Working With Grandparents Raising Their Grandchildren; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Moving beyond simply describing the differences between custodial and noncustodial grandparents, this volume places helping efforts with grandparents in theoretical, empirical, and pragmatic contexts. Stressing the importance of theoretically grounded interventions and empirically-based studies for the design, implementation, and funding of programs, the chapters define an ""action-oriented"" approach toward changing the lives of grandparents and their grandchildren. Topics include: In what ways do support groups help; Caring for children with developmental disabilities; Predictors of psycholo