Families Living with Chronic Illness and Disability: Interventions, Challenges, and Opportunities

by Paul W. Power SCD CRC (Editor), Arthur E. Dell Orto PhD CRC (Editor)

To help families manage an intense medical-related event, Power and Dell Orto propose that a family-oriented life and living perspective should be combined with a family intervention philosophy. Stressing acknowledgment of the adverse effects of the illness and an affirmation approach to family struggle and opportunities, the authors explore issues relevant to treatment, family adaptation, quality of life, and family survival. A unique feature of the text includes the organization of the chapters around thought-provoking personal statements followed by questions/experiential tasks designed to stimulate thought and discussion. This book is must reading for health and allied health professionals including physicians, nurses, rehabilitation counselors, social workers, psychologists, and family advocates and will serve as a useful textbook for professionals-in-training.

308 pages, Hardcover

First published June 4, 1997

Reviews

[Jay Bakman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really awesome book that's perfect for the "lei" person in the psychology field who might just be entering the workforce. It's general, informative, and I didn't sense any form of bias from the authors which is really important. I enjoy the fact that it covers not only mental illness, but physical disabilities as well.