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

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:

1 online resource (304 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Springer Pub. Co., c2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Moving beyond simply describing the differences between custodial and noncustodial grandparents, this volume places helping efforts with grandparents in theoretical, empirical, and pragmatic contexts. Stressing the importance of theoretically grounded interventions and empirically-based studies for the design, implementation, and funding of programs, the chapters define an ""action-oriented"" approach toward changing the lives of grandparents and their grandchildren. Topics include: In what ways do support groups help; Caring for children with developmental disabilities; Predictors of psycholo

Contents:

Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Preface; Part I: Theoretical Perspectives on Custodial Grandparents; Part II: Empirical Studies of Helping Efforts With Grandparent Caregivers; Part III: The Pragmatics of Working With Grandparents Raising Their Grandchildren; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-281-80679-X

9786611806798

0-8261-1682-5

OCLC:

437240794