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Seligman (psychology, U. of Pittsburgh) and Darling (sociology, Indiana U. of Pennsylvania) examine the many variables that shape how families respond to childhood disability and the extent which they can overcome the physical, cultural, and social barriers to a satisfactory lifestyle. The show how to apply an approach based on social and family systems to assess and intervene with diverse families. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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This comprehensive and clinically useful resource provides a multisystems perspective on childhood disability and its effects on family life. The volume examines the many variables that shape the ways families respond to childhood disability and the extent to which they can overcome the physical, cultural, and social barriers to a satisfactory lifestyle. Integrating theory and research with evocative first-hand accounts from parents, siblings, and grandparents, the authors demonstrate how to apply a social and family systems-based approach to assessment and intervention with diverse families.
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