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Obeng, Cecilia – International Journal of Special Education, 2010
This study examines the difficulties encountered by parents caring for pre-adolescent children who have severe multiple health problems. Working within the frameworks of narrative psychotherapy (Spence, 1982; Viederman & Perry, 1980; Vitz, 1992; Benjamin, 1998), the researcher examined parents' discourses and identified the strategies they…
Descriptors: Health Needs, Coping, Home Schooling, Preadolescents
MacDonald, Sarah; Gatto, Molly; Walker, Deb; Turchi, Renee – Exceptional Parent, 2007
This is the first article in a year long series that presents the experiences of a fictitious couple, Amita and Samir, as they learn to adapt to the reality of having a premature baby with special needs. Doris, the fictitious nurse who took care of baby Anjali in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), has had ten years of experience working in…
Descriptors: Health Needs, Child Health, Child Rearing, Case Method (Teaching Technique)
McBride, Rebecca – New York State Office of Children and Family Services, 2007
This manual was developed for use in foster parents' day-to-day life with the children in their care. It gives them practical information on topics like medical care, payments, and the role of the court, and also provides guidance on areas like welcoming a child, discipline, and parent visits. The manual emphasizes the role of foster parents in…
Descriptors: Parents, Medical Services, Caseworkers, Discipline
Shapland, Ceci – National Center on Secondary Education and Transition (NCSET), University of Minnesota, 2006
Adolescence is a time for dreaming--for youth to imagine and set a course for the future. High school students naturally spend time imagining the future--if and where to continue their education, to find a job or pursue a career, to move away from home, or to start a family. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) includes a process…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Individualized Instruction, Individualized Education Programs, Disabilities