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01-09-2008 | Book Review

Peter Burke, Disability and Impairment: Working with Children and Families

Jessica Kingsley Publishers, Philadelphia, 2008, 168 pp, ISBN: 978-1-84310-396-7

Auteur: Doug N. Evans

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Youth and Adolescence | Uitgave 8/2008

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Peter Burke’s objective in Disability and Impairment: Working with Children and Families is to explore the lifestyle of disability from the perspective of families as well as to analyze the role that professionals play in working with families of disabled children. In explaining the nature of childhood disability and its effects on the family, Burke discusses the increased stress that parents and siblings of disabled children incur, the social stigma attached to being labeled “disabled,” and the current trends in professional assessment of disability. Through interview research with disabled children and their parents and siblings, Burke does well in persuading readers that input from disabled children and their families is essential for effective assessment and determination of the proper support services. The heart of Burke’s message is that disabled children need to have a voice in addition to having their individual rights recognized, and in order for this to happen, disability needs a greater social acceptance and understanding. …
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Metagegevens
Titel
Peter Burke, Disability and Impairment: Working with Children and Families
Jessica Kingsley Publishers, Philadelphia, 2008, 168 pp, ISBN: 978-1-84310-396-7
Auteur
Doug N. Evans
Publicatiedatum
01-09-2008
Uitgeverij
Springer US
Gepubliceerd in
Journal of Youth and Adolescence / Uitgave 8/2008
Print ISSN: 0047-2891
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-6601
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-008-9297-4

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