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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.
Support for families: helping children with learning disabilities
- Authors:
- BURKE Peter, CIGNO Katy
- Publisher:
- Avebury
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 165p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Aldershot
Research study looking at what kind of support is currently used by families with a child with learning difficulties.
Learning disabilities in children
- Authors:
- BURKE Peter, CIGNO Kathy
- Publisher:
- Blackwell Science
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 191p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Oxford
Draws on the experiences of families with children with learning difficulties, and on research. Introduces the theory relating to learning disabilities from the family perspective, and includes an examination of support systems for parents, carers, and siblings. Emphasises the importance of contact from service providers and the need to give power to children and families receiving multiagency services. Includes a chapter on child development.