Working with custodial grandparents [[electronic resource] /] / Bert Hayslip, Jr., Julie Hicks Patrick

• Pubblicazione: New York, : Springer Pub. Co., c2003
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (304 p.)
• Disciplina: 306.874/5
• Soggetto topico: Grandparents as parents; Grandparents as parents - Services for; Grandparent and child
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: HayslipBert Hicks-PatrickJulie
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Working with custodial grandparents
• ISBN: 1-281-80679-X; 9786611806798; 0-8261-1682-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910454521603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II