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Disabled parents and schools: barriers to parental involvement in children's education
- Author:
- MORRIS Jenny
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 43p.
- Place of publication:
- York
This book deals with barriers experienced in terms of dealing with/relationship with schools (physical barriers, attitudinal barriers, inaccessible information etc) . It gives examples of good practice: where e.g. a school or education professional had facilitated a disabled parent to play the role that any parent would expect to play in their child's education. The term 'disabled parents' includes those with physical and/or sensory impairments, learning disabilities, mental health support needs, long-term illness, HIV/AIDs.
Parental illness and disability: a family system framework
- Author:
- ROLLAND John S.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Family Therapy, 21(3), August 1999, pp.242-266.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Coping with the strains and uncertainties of parental illness and disability can be a monumental challenge. The Family Systems-Illness Model offers a psychosocial map to address this challenge and make the inevitable strains more manageable. The article provides an overview of the model, its applications and effectiveness.
Growing up with a chronic disease: the impact on children and their families
- Author:
- EISER Christine
- Publisher:
- Jessica Kingsley
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 255p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Looks at the effects of caring for a chronically sick or disabled child on parents, siblings and the extended family. Includes case studies.