Parents With Intellectual Disabilities Past Present And Futures Gwynnyth Llewellyn by Gwynnyth Llewellyn, Rannveig Traustadottir, David Mcconnell, Hanna Bjorg Sigurjonsdott, Steven Taylor 9780470660393, 9780470772959, 0470660392, 0470772956 instant download after payment.
The first international, cross-disciplinary book to explore and understand the lives of parents with intellectual disabilities, their children, and the systems and services they encounter
- Presents a unique, pan-disciplinary overview of this growing field of study
- Offers a human rights approach to disability and family life
- Informed by the newly adopted UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (2006)
- Provides comprehensive research-based knowledge from leading figures in the field of intellectual disability
Content:
Chapter 1 Becoming a Mother – Becoming a Father (pages 15–31): Rachel Mayes and Hanna Bjorg Sigurjonsdottir
Chapter 2 Looking Back on Their Own Upbringing (pages 33–47): Gwynnyth Llewellyn and David McConnell
Chapter 3 Family Within a Family (pages 49–62): Hanna Bjorg Sigurjonsdottir and Rannveig Traustadottir
Chapter 4 Children and Their Life Experiences (pages 63–78): Jytte Faureholm
Chapter 5 Understanding Community in the Lives of Parents with Intellectual Disabilities (pages 79–94): Gwynnyth Llewellyn and Marie Gustavsson
Chapter 6 Citizenship and Community Participation (pages 95–106): Brigit Mirfin?Veitch
Chapter 7 Parenting and Resistance: Strategies in Dealing with Services and Professionals (pages 107–118): Rannveig Traustadottir and Hanna Bjorg Sigurjonsdottir
Chapter 8 Parenting Education Programs (pages 119–136): Maurice Feldman
Chapter 9 Supported Decision Making for Women with Intellectual Disabilities (pages 137–154): Sue McGaw and Sue Candy
Chapter 10 Turning Policy Into Practice (pages 155–169): Beth Tarleton
Chapter 11 Caught in the Child Protection Net (pages 171–187): David McConnell and Hanna Bjorg Sigurjonsdottir
Chapter 12 Turning Rights into Realities in Quebec, Canada (pages 189–204): Marjorie Aunos, Laura Pacheco and Katherine Moxness
Chapter 13 Supporting Mothers' Community Participation (pages 205–223): David McConnell and Gwynnyth Llewellyn
Chapter 14 Advocacy for Change: “The Final Tool in the Toolbox?” (pages 225–240): Linda Ward and Beth Tarleton
