num_pages: 434
description: 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.
language: English
title: Ordinary Families, Special Children: A Systems Approach to Childhood Disability
titlecomplete: Ordinary Families, Special Children: A Systems Approach to Childhood Disability
genres: Nonfiction
ratings_count: 20
publisher: The Guilford Press