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Grandparents as carers of children with disabilities
— facing the challenges | | Author(s) | Philip McCallion, Matthew Janicki |
| Journal title | Journal of Gerontological Social Work, vol 33, no 3, 2000 |
| Pages | 117 pp |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Grandparents as carers ; Needs [elderly] ; Grandchildren ; Physical disabilities ; Cognitive impairment ; Family relationships ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Statistics show that more than one in ten American grandparents have assumed responsibility of caring for a grandchild or grandchildren. Articles in this special issue of the Journal of Gerontological Social Work indicate that grandparents caring for a child with a disability have many of the same concerns as other grandparent carers. Studies also document many unmet needs for both the grandparent and the grandchild. Two further factors are highlighted: a high level of depressive symptoms; and the process by which grandparents assume care. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-001101212 A |
| Classmark | P6:SW: IK: SW5: BN: E4: DS:SJ: 7T |
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