Grandparents of Children with Disabilities Theoretical Perspectives of Intergenerational Relationships /

• Main Authors: Findler, Liora (Author), Taubman – Ben-Ari, Orit (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Well-Being and Quality of Life Research,
• Subjects: Psychology.; Medical research.; Social work.; Quality of life.; Child psychology.; School psychology.; Positive psychology.; Positive Psychology.; Quality of Life Research.; Child and School Psychology.; Social Work.

This briefs offers a comprehensive view of the journey of grandparents of children with disabilities by employing a wide range of theoretical approaches such as intergenerational relationships, positive psychology, psychoanalytic views and models of stress. It presents a multidimensional view of gra...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1. Grandparenthood: Grand Generativity; Shirley Ben Shlomo and Orit Taubman - Ben-Ari
• Chapter 2. Becoming a Grandparent: On Transitions and Transformations; Adi Noy and Orit Taubman - Ben-Ari
• Chapter 3. Being a Grandparent of a Child with a Disability; Liora Findler
• Chapter 4. Grandparents of Children with Disabilities: (Grand) Parents are Forever Parents; Liora Findler
• Chapter 5. Twice Special: Grandparents Who Raise Grandchildren with Disabilities; Adi Noy and Liora Findler
• Chapter 6. A Long Way to Go - From Awareness to Practice: Professionals' Perceptions of Grandparents of Children with Disabilities; Liora Findler. .