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Disability and impairment: working with children and families
- Author:
- BURKE Peter
- Publisher:
- Jessica Kingsley
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 168p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Peter C Burke shows how social attitudes shape the world of the 'disabled family' either positively or negatively and the effects of stigma. He demonstrates the normality of disability - that children are children whatever their label - and the need for a sensitive professional understanding of the impact of both physical and learning disabilities on family members, in order to improve their quality of life. This book covers the spectrum of disability issues, and offers information and advice for professionals working with families and disability, explaining the value of family support, how to validate the feelings of siblings with disabled brothers and sisters, tackling social exclusion and understanding the role of lifelong professional help.
Social work and disadvantage: addressing the roots of stigma through association
- Authors:
- BURKE Peter, PARKER Jonathan, (eds.)
- Publisher:
- Jessica Kingsley
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 176p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This book is a guide to understanding the issue of stigma – 'disability by association' – and how it affects not only those who find themselves excluded from society, whether through the public's perception of disability or mental illness, but also family members and friends. This book explains the danger of stigmatization and its consequences for the individuals and for society as a whole. Contributors provide evidence from research and professional practice on transferability of health and social problems in, for example, dementia care patients, drug users, young offenders and looked after children. Providing key messages for practice, they outline a range of protection measures against 'disability by association' to reduce the risk of stigma and victimization.
Brothers and sisters of children with disabilities
- Author:
- BURKE Peter
- Publisher:
- Jessica Kingsley
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 159p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Examining the overlooked subject of non-disabled siblings in families where there is a disabled child, Brothers and Sisters of Disabled Children details the experiences of these children and explores what it means to them to have a disabled brother or sister. Through family interviews and one-to-one meetings, the author records siblings’ views on issues ranging from the everyday social restrictions on their lives, the discrimination they face at school, through to their concerns about the future. He also considers the difficulties for siblings of finding their own identity in ‘disabled’ families, competition for parental attention and the phenomenon of ‘disability by association’ – the tendency for siblings to emulate a disabled brother’s or sister’s behaviour in an attempt to gain recognition for themselves at home, school and socially.Putting this within the context of the existing framework of professional practice for sibling and family support services, the author stresses the importance and proven success of sibling support groups as models of empowerment and inclusion, and makes clear recommendations for future practice.