Ordinary Families, Special Children A Systems Approach to Childhood Disability

by Darling, Rosalyn Benjamin; Seligman, Milton

• ISBN13: 9780898627428
• ISBN10: 0898627427
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1989-02-17
• Publisher: The Guilford Press

Summary

Now in a revised and expanded third edition, 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. New in the Third Edition*Updated with current research, counseling approaches, and resources*New chapter on the challenges and opportunities of adulthood*Expanded coverage of disability pride, family diversity, and the role of fathers

Author Biography

Milton Seligman, PhD, is Professor and Chair, Counseling Psychology Program, University of Pittsburgh. Rosalyn Benjamin Darling, PhD, is Doctoral Coordinator of the Program in Administration and Leadership Studies, Department of Sociology, Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

Table of Contents

Conceptual Framework
Introduction and Conceptual Framework I: Social and Cultural Systems	p. 3
Conceptual Framework II: Family Systems Theory and Childhood Disability	p. 17
All Families Are Not Alike: Social and Cultural Diversity in Reaction to Childhood Disability	p. 57
The Family Life Cycle
Becoming the Parent of a Child with a Disability: Reactions to First Information	p. 97
Childhood: Continuing Adaptation	p. 121
Looking to the Future: Adolescence and Adulthood	p. 153
The Family System
Effects on the Family as a System	p. 181
Effects on Fathers	p. 218
Effects on Siblings	p. 233
Effects on Grandparents	p. 261
Approaches to Intervention
Professional-Family Interaction: Working toward Partnership	p. 279
Perspectives and Approaches for Working with Families	p. 315
Applying a Partnership Approach to Addressing Family Resources, Concerns, and Priorities: Developing Family Service Plans	p. 345
References	p. 381
Index	p. 421
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