Working with custodial grandparents / Bert Hayslip, Jr., Julie Hicks Patrick, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hayslip, Bert, Jr.

Hicks-Patrick, Julie.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Grandparents as parents.

Grandparents as parents--Services for.

Grandparent and child.

Physical Description:

xviii, 285 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Springer Pub. Co., [2003]

Contents:

Part I Theoretical Perspectives on Custodial Grandparents

1 Custodial Grandparenting Viewed From Within a Life-Span Perspective / Bert Hayslip, Jr., Julie Hicks Patrick 3

2 Intervention Strategies for Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: Lessons Learned From the Caregiving Literature / Karen A. Roberto, Sara Honn Qualls 13

3 Links Between Custodial Grandparents and the Psychological Adaptation of Grandchildren / Sally Keller, George Stricker 27

4 An Integrative Assessment Model as a Means of Intervention With the Grandparent Caregiver / Francine Conway, George Stricker 45

5 Through My Eyes: Service Needs of Grandparents Who Raise Their Grandchildren, From the Perspective of a Custodial Grandmother / Annabel H. Baird 59

Part II Empirical Studies of Helping Efforts With Grandparent Caregivers

6 How Caregiving Grandparents View Support Groups: An Exploratory Study / Gregory C. Smith 69

7 Grandparent Caregivers to Children With Developmental Disabilities: Added Challenges / Jennifer M. Kinney, Kathryn B. McGrew, Ian M. Nelson 93

8 Why Support Groups Help: Successful Interventions for Grandparent Caregivers of Children With Developmental Disabilities / Stacey R. Kolomer, Philip McCallion, Jenny Overeynder 111

9 Psychological Distress and Physical Health Problems in Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: Development of an Empirically Based Intervention Model / Susan J. Kelley, Deborah M. Whitley 127

10 A Stress and Coping Model of Custodial Grandparenting Among African Americans / Martha Crowther, Rachel Rodriguez 145

11 The Impact of a Psychosocial Intervention on Parental Efficacy, Grandchild Relationship Quality, and Well-Being Among Grandparents Raising Grandchildren / Bert Hayslip, Jr. 163

Part III The Pragmatics of Working With Grandparents Raising Their Grandchildren

12 Grandparents Who Are Parenting Again: Building Parenting Skills / Carolyn W. Kern 179

13 Group Processes Among Grandparents Raising Grandchildren / Elizabeth C. Wohl, Jessica M. Lahner, Jane Jooste 195

14 Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: Guidelines for Family Life Educators and Other Family Professionals / Megan L. Dolbin-MacNab, Dena B. Targ 213

15 Behavioral Content of Grandmother-Grandchild Dyadic Interactions / Julie Hicks Patrick, Jennifer Pickard 229

16 Lessons Learned From Custodial Grandparents Involved in a Community Support Group / Karen Kopera-Frye, Richard C. Wiscott, Ana Begovic 243

17 Strategies for Solving Everyday Problems Faced by Grandparents: The Role of Experience / JoNell Strough, Julie Hicks Patrick, Lisa M. Swenson 257

18 Epilogue: The Next Stage in Helping Custodial Grandparents / Julie Hicks Patrick, Bert Hayslip, Jr. 277.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0826116841

OCLC:

49775442