Disability in the Family

ISBN-13: 9781032345017 / Twarda / 2023 / 232 str.

Barbara Boroson

Opis

This insightful guide shows professionals how to collaborate with parents and guardians of children with disabilities in empathic, respectful, knowledgeable, and supportive ways.

Spis treści

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Who Is This Book For?

Why Do You Need This Book?

Radical Acceptance in the Trenches

Chapter 1: Grief and Loss

Facing What Is

Dealing with Feeling

Kids… Facing What Is

Giving Up Hope

The Comparison Game

Chapter 2: Guilt and Shame

Is This My Fault?

Am I Doing Enough?

Am I Good Enough?

Typically Developing Siblings

Placement

Chapter 3: Isolation amd Marginalization

Not Worth the Risk

No One Gets It

No One Comes Around

Judgment by Kids

Judgment by Strangers

Judgment by Friends and Family

Spouses and Partners

Forever Parents

Chapter 4: Stress and Fear

Exhaustion

Loss of Self

Financial Burden

Asking for Help

Behavior and Aggression

Burnout

Worry

Fear For the Future

Terminal Illness

Chapter 5: Disparities and Disenfranchisement

The System

Accessibility

Health Disparities

Unconscious Bias

Cultural Perspectives

Credibility Deficit

Epilogue

References

Resources for Support

O autorze

Barbara Boroson, LMSW, is an autism education specialist, dynamic speaker, and the parent of a young-adult child with disabilities. This is her fifth book.