Ordinary Families, Special Children: A Systems Approach to Childhood Disability, Third Edition,

Abstract

Part I: Conceptual Framework. 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. Part II: The Family Life Cycle. Becoming the Parent of a Child with a Disability: Reactions to First Information. Childhood: Continuing Adaptation. Looking to the Future: Adolescence and Adulthood. Part III: The Family System. Effects on the Family as a System. Effects on Fathers. Effects on Siblings. Effects on Grandparents. Part IV: Approaches to Intervention. Professional-Family Interaction: Working toward Partnership. Perspectives and Approaches for Working with Families. Applying a Partnership Approach to Identifying Family Resources, Concerns, and Priorities: Developing Family Service Plans.