Ordinary Families, Special Children
A Systems Approach to Childhood Disability
Seligman, Milton
Darling, Rosalyn Benjamin
Hardcover
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BOOK 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 variable
BOOK SYNOPSIS
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
BOOK REVIEWS
"The third edition of this important book does a wonderful job of integrating the authors' longstanding themes of respect and compassion with the most current information on the family functioning, treatment, and education of people with a range of disabilities. This is an exceptionally valuable resource for professionals in any discipline who serve families coping with disability. It will be a useful text for graduate students in social work."--Sandra L. Harris, PhD, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
"For nearly 20 years, the scholarship and keen insight of Seligman and Darling have informed and guided my work as a clinical psychologist with families of children with disabilities, as well as my own family life with a child who has autism. This third edition is a tour de force of breadth and depth in its summaries of research and theory and their real-life applications. It is truly an essential and comprehensive resource for practitioners and researchers, and an excellent text for advanced undergraduates and graduate students in special education, social work, psychology, family studies, and pediatric specialties."--Robert A. Naseef, PhD, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
"Seligman and Darling effectively blend clinical insight, current research, and cultural sensitivity in this substantive and exciting third edition. Of particular interest are a newly updated discussion of modes of adaptation and a new chapter on adult outcomes, both of which advance our understanding of disability in the family context. The book demonstrates how researchers look beyond the impact of special children on mothers, promoting a conceptualization of family well-being that includes fathers, siblings, and grandparents. Offering fresh perspectives on families, this extraordinary book is sufficiently accessible for students and will also be appreciated by professionals in the field."--Jan B. Blacher, PhD, University of California, Riverside
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MORE BOOK INFO
ISBN: 1593853629
ISBN(13-digit): 9781593853624
Dewey Decimal: 362.4/043083
Library of Congress: 2006033720
Book Publisher: Guilford Pubn
Language: ENG
No. of Pages: 434
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