(H/B) DISABILITY AND THE FAMILY LIFE CYCLE

Παρουσίαση

Quality of life has been described as "the degree to which the person enjoys the important possibilities of his or her life" (Woodwill, Renwick, Brown, & Phahael, 1994, p. 67). This book provides an understanding of the psychological issues and practical problems faced by children with disabilities and their families throughout different stages of the life cycle. In this context, we are concerned with issues that affect the quality of life of the family unit as well as individual family members. Too often family members are viewed as "resources" for persons with disabilities rather than as having individual needs as they progress through life stages (Slater & Wilker, 1986, as cited in Smith, Fullmer, & Tobin, 1994, p. 34). [...] (From the publisher)

Περιεχόμενα

Preface
- Families Coping with Disability: Foundational and Conceptual Issues
- Infancy and Early Childhood
- School-Age Years
- Adolescence: Individuation and Separation in the Context of Disability
- The Bridge Between Adolescence and Adulthood -Adult Children with Disabilities
- Sons and Daughters in Old Age
- Therapeutic Interventions for Families Coping with Disability
References
Index