Gepubliceerd in:
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
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Uitgave 8/2008
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Excerpt
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. …