Ordinary families, special children [[electronic resource] ] : a systems approach to childhood disability / / Milton Seligman, Rosalyn Benjamin Darling

• Autore: Seligman Milton <1937->
• Pubblicazione: New York, : Guilford Press, c2007
• Edizione: 3rd ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (448 p.)
• Disciplina: 362.4/043083
• Soggetto topico: Children with disabilities - Family relationships - United States; Parents of children with disabilities - United States; Family social work - United States
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: DarlingRosalyn Benjamin
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 381-419) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction and conceptual framework I : social and cultural systems -- Conceptual framework II : family systems theory and childhood disability -- All families are not alike : social and cultural diversity in reaction to childhood disability -- Becoming the parent of a child with a disability : reactions to first information -- Childhood : continuing adaptation -- Looking to the future : adolescence and adulthood -- Effects on the family as a system -- Effects on fathers -- Effects on siblings -- Effects on grandparents -- Professional-family interaction : working toward partnership -- Perspectives and approaches for working with families -- Applying a partnership approach to addressing family resources, concerns, and priorities : developing family service plans.
• Sommario/riassunto: This popular clinical reference and text provides a multisystems perspective on childhood disability and its effects on family life. The volume examines how child, family, ecological, and sociocultural variables intertwine to shape the ways families respond to disability, and how professionals can promote coping, adaptation, and empowerment. Accessible and engaging, the book integrates theory and research with vignettes and firsthand reflections from family members.
• Titolo autorizzato: Ordinary families, special children
• ISBN: 1-281-12380-3; 9786611123802; 1-59385-669-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910450874503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II