Multiple Dimensions of Caregiving and Disability: Research, Practice, PolicyRonda C. Talley, John E. Crews Caring for people with disabilities often becomes an all-encompassing responsibility for one or more family members. To manage the multifaceted demands, caregivers must possess strong multitasking skills, including the ability to assist with daily life tasks; provide emotional support; help with financial affairs; mediate and advocate with health care providers. Maintaining balance within their own lives can become incredibly challenging for caregivers. More often than not, providing care for family members or loved ones occurs at the expense of the caregivers’ well-being. And for caregivers who themselves have disabilities, it further complicates matters. Multiple Dimensions of Caregiving and Disability addresses concerns that have been long familiar to the caregiver population and examines the current state of family care for individuals with disabilities. With a lifespan perspective, this concise reference reviews the literature on specific problems of caregivers and explores which care strategies are effective, promising, or lacking in available resources and support interventions. Contributors also explore the more fluid and subjective aspects of caregiving, such as feelings, spirituality, and family roles. Suggestions for future policy improvements, particularly within the public health sector, are discussed as well. Topics covered include: • Family dynamics and caregiving for people with disabilities. Multiple Dimensions of Caregiving and Disability is a must-have resource for researchers, scientist-practitioners, policy makers, and graduate students across such disciplines as clinical psychology, nursing, social work, public health, medicine, and social and education policy. |
Contents
Multiple Dimensions of Caregiving and Disability | 1 |
Chapter
2 Family Dynamics and Caregiving for People with Disabilities | 11 |
Chapter
3 Feelings of Family Caregivers | 29 |
Chapter 4
Education Training and Support Programs for
Caregivers of Individuals with Disabilities
| 45 |
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5 Parent Caregivers of Children with Disabilities | 67 |
The Role of
Public Health in Disability and Caregiving
| 83 |
Chapter 7
RaceEthnicity Culture and Socioeconomic
Status and Caregiving of Persons
with Disabilities
| 98 |
Supporting Caregivers of Individuals with Disabilities | 117 |
Developing Partnerships for a Continuum of
Care and Support
| 135 |
Chapter
10 Legal Issues Related to Caregiving for an Individual with Disabilities | 153 |
Chapter
11 LongTerm Care Planning for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities | 169 |
Chapter
12 Emerging Technologies for Caregivers of a Person with a Disability | 184 |
Chapter
13 Multiple Dimensions of Caregiving and Disability | 209 |
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Other editions - View all
Multiple Dimensions of Caregiving and Disability: Research, Practice, Policy Ronda C. Talley,John E. Crews No preview available - 2014 |
Multiple Dimensions of Caregiving and Disability: Research, Practice, Policy Ronda C. Talley,John E. Crews No preview available - 2012 |