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Record Nr.

UNINA9910817882403321

Autore

Hewitt-Taylor Jaqui

Titolo

Children with complex and continuing health needs : the experiences of children, families and care staff / / Jaqui Hewitt-Taylor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Philadelphia, : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2008

ISBN

1-281-73374-1

9786611733742

1-84642-731-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (211 p.)

Disciplina

618.92

Soggetti

Chronically ill children - Care

Children with disabilities - Care

Chronically ill children - Rehabilitation

Children with disabilities - Rehabilitation

Chronically ill children - Family relationships

Children with disabilities - Family relationships

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 indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Children with complex and continuing needs -- Being a child or young person with complex needs -- Being the parent of a child who has complex needs -- Premature babies -- Families whose children have complex needs -- Diagnosis -- Support -- Healthcare -- Education -- Society -- Working with children and families -- Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

'This book draws on the experiences of a number of families to provide a valuable and deeply moving insight into what it means to raise a child with complex needs. It highlights both the joys and the challenges that families face. In doing so it raises important issues about how services in the UK are currently responding to children with complex needs and their families as well as pervasive disablist attitudes within society. This book will provide students and practitioners from a range of disciplines with a valuable window into families' lives and challenge them to reflect on how they are s