Authors: Milton Seligman, Rosalyn Benjamin Darling
ISBN-13: 9781606233177, ISBN-10: 1606233173
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Guilford Publications, Inc.
Date Published: March 2009
Edition: 3rd Edition
Milton Seligman, PhD, is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Psychology in Education at the University of Pittsburgh. His chief academic interest is in the area of childhood disability and the family. Other areas of instruction and scholarship include individual and group psychotherapy and clinical supervision. Retired since 2004, Dr. Seligman maintains a private practice and serves on the editorial board for the Journal for Specialists in Group Work.
Rosalyn Benjamin Darling, PhD, is Professor Emerita of Sociology at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Prior to assuming her academic position, she served for 15 years as the executive director of an agency serving young children with disabilities and their families and was the founder and first president of the Early Intervention Providers Association of Pennsylvania. Dr. Darling has authored or coauthored eight books and numerous articles and chapters on disability and human services. She has played an active role in many state- and national-level disability-related organizations and committees and is currently engaged in research on orientations toward disability.
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.
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)
1 | Introduction and Conceptual Framework: Social Systems and Family Systems | 1 |
2 | Becoming the Parent of a Child with a Disability: Reactions to First Information | 36 |
3 | Childhood and Adolescence: Continuing Adaptation | 57 |
4 | Effects on the Family as a System | 89 |
5 | Effects on Siblings | 118 |
6 | Effects on Fathers and Grandparents | 145 |
7 | Cultural Reactions to Childhood Disability and Subcultural Variation | 167 |
8 | Professional-Family Interaction: Working toward Partnership | 198 |
9 | Therapeutic Approaches | 226 |
10 | Applying a Systems Approach to the Identification of Family Resources and Concerns: The Individualized Family Service Plan and Beyond | 260 |
References | 279 | |
Index | 311 |