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

• Autore: Hewitt-Taylor Jaqui
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; Philadelphia, : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2008
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (211 p.)
• Disciplina: 618.92
• Soggetto topico: 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
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Children with complex and continuing health needs
• ISBN: 1-281-73374-1; 9786611733742; 1-84642-731-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910817882403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II