Parents with intellectual disabilities : past, present and futures / edited by Gwynnyth Llewellyn [and others].

Other author Llewellyn, Gwynnyth.
Format Book
Publication InfoChichester, West Sussex, UK ; Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010.
Descriptionxviii, 271 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents Foreword / Steven J. Taylor -- Introduction / Gwynnyth Llewellyn ... [et al.] -- Becoming a mother - becoming a father / Rachel Mayes and Hanna Björg Sigurjónsdóttir -- Looking back on their own upbringing / Gwynnyth Llewellyn and David McConnell -- Family within a family / Hanna Björg Sigurjónsdóttir and Rannveig Traustadóttir -- Children and their life experiences / Jytte Faureholm -- Understanding community in the lives of parents with intellectual disabilities / Gwynnyth Llewellyn and Marie Gustavsson -- Citizenship and community participation / Brigit Mirfin-Veitch -- Parenting and resistance: strategies in dealing with services and professionals / Rannveig Traustadóttir and Hanna Björg Sigurjónsdóttir -- Parenting education programs / Maurice Feldman -- Supported decision making for women with intellectual disabilities / Sue McGaw and Sue Candy -- Turning policy into practice / Beth Tarleton -- Caught in the child protection net / David McConnell and Hanna Björg Sigurjónsdóttir -- Turning rights into realities in Québec, Canada / Marjorie Aunos, Laura Pacheco, and Katherine Moxness -- Supporting mothers' community participation / David McConnell and Gwynnyth Llewellyn -- Advocacy for change: "the final tool in the toolbox?" / Linda Ward and Beth Tarleton -- Conclusion: Taking stock and looking to the future / David McConnell ... [et al.].
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2009044656
ISBN9780470772959 (cloth)
ISBN0470772956 (cloth)
ISBN9780470772942 (pbk.)
ISBN0470772948 (pbk.)

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Joyner General Stacks HQ759.912 .P363 2010 ✔ Available Place Hold