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Parents with Intellectual Disabilities: Past, Present and Futures
Gwynnyth Llewellyn
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Description for Parents with Intellectual Disabilities: Past, Present and Futures
Hardcover. Parenting by people with intellectual disabilities is a new field of study. Bringing together the research from different disciplines, this is an accessible and up-to-date examination of this growing field. Editor(s): Llewellyn, Gwynnyth; Traustadottir, Rannveig; McConnell, David; Sigurjonsdott, Hanna Bjorg. Num Pages: 290 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JM; PN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 532.
The first international, cross-disciplinary book to explore and understand the lives of parents with intellectual disabilities, their children, and the systems and services they encounter
The first international, cross-disciplinary book to explore and understand the lives of parents with intellectual disabilities, their children, and the systems and services they encounter
- Presents a unique, pan-disciplinary overview of this growing field of study
- Offers a human rights approach to disability and family life
- Informed by the newly adopted UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (2006)
- Provides comprehensive research-based knowledge from leading figures in the field of intellectual disability
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Number of pages
290
Condition
New
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780470772959
SKU
V9780470772959
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99-50
About Gwynnyth Llewellyn
Gwynnyth Llewellyn is Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney, and Director of the Australian Family and Disability Studies Research Collaboration. Professor Llewellyn's work led to the world's first national strategy to support parents with learning difficulties and promote a healthy start to life for their young children. Rannveig Traustadóttir is Professor and Director ... Read more
Reviews for Parents with Intellectual Disabilities: Past, Present and Futures
"This excellent collection of essays begins from the human rights approach epitomised by the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities ... This collection challenges policy-makers to do more and better, and provides much of the evidence to underpin such improvements." (Disability, Pregnancy & Parenthood International, 1 September 2011) "Parents With Intellectual Disabilities: Past, Present and ... Read more