Caring for a developmentally disabled child can be extremely stressful for many parents. Respite care is designed in part to alleviate this stress. This paper reviews studies that have evaluated the effects of respite care services used by families who have children with developmental disabilities, ...
Short break services (also known as respite) provide families with a break from caring and offer disabled children the chance to participate in various activities. This paper investigates the effects that these short breaks have on siblings.关键词: Sibling Parent Child Short break Respite Disabled ...
Does Respite Care Reduce Parental Stress in Families with Developmentally Disabled Children? Child & Youth Care ForumChan, J. & Sigafoos, J. (2001) Does respite care reduce parental stress in families with developmentally dis- abled children? JB Chan,J Sigafoos - 《Child & Youth Care Forum》...
for caregiver(s) but may further develop and generalize interpersonal skills for individuals with ASDs. Unfortunately, not everyone who needs respite services receives them. Funding for respite care is allocated through general federal government, federal Medicaid, state, and private grants. A ...
The implementation of these recommendations has resulted in a shift in priority type of services provided for developmentally disabled individuals. This shift is reflected in the decreased services provided by public residential facilities (Lakin, Krantz, Bruininks, Clumpner, & Hill, 1982; Scheeren...
family cohesion and adaptation, and clients' and mothers' characteristics--it was found that respite care acts as a differential service that can enhance coping resources (i.e., stress reduction skills) and is of most benefit to high self-esteem mothers of young developmentally disabled children....
Caring for a developmentally disabled child can be extremely stressful for many parents. Respite care is designed in part to alleviate this stress. This pa... JB Chan,J Sigafoos - 《Child & Youth Care Forum》 被引量: 104发表: 2001年 Respite Care for Families of Special Needs Children: A...
The bibliography addresses the problems faced by families who care for ill, elderly, emotionally disturbed, developmentally disabled, or physically handicapped members at home and their need for respite care. The bibliography addresses a variety of topics, ranging from programs' descriptions to help ...
Predictors of Stress in Parents of Developmentally Disabled Children Child diagnos type of early invervention program, social support network, and perceived control were examined as moderators of stress responding in mothers of developmentally disabled children. Sixty-seven mothers completed a battery of ...
ServicesThe how-to manual explains the vital steps to successful local voluntary respite care programs and describes how an effective community program can be developed to help many people--including developmentally and physically disabled children and adults, chronically mentally ill adults, and ...