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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.

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• Preface(p. xi)
• Acknowledgments(p. xiv)
• Part I Family Dynamics in Illness and Disability(p. 1)
• Chapter 1 Perspectives on Illness and Disability(p. 5)
• Personal Statement--Janet: Dealing With Spina Bifida(p. 17)
• Discussion Questions(p. 25)
• Set 1 Curing Illness and Disability(p. 26)
• Chapter 2 Children With Disabilities and the Family(p. 28)
• Personal Statement--Celia: A Parent's Burden and Opportunity(p. 43)
• Discussion Questions(p. 45)
• Set 2 Who Should Pay?(p. 45)
• Chapter 3 Impact of Illness and Disability on Adults(p. 48)
• Personal Statement--Alina: Beyond MS(p. 63)
• Discussion Questions(p. 66)
• Set 3 How Long? How Old?(p. 66)
• Chapter 4 Family Response to Illness and Disability(p. 70)
• Personal Statement--Ted and His Mother: How Life Suddenly Changes(p. 87)
• Discussion Questions(p. 92)
• Set 4 My Family: Where Do We Stand?(p. 92)
• Part II Family Interventions(p. 97)
• Chapter 5 An Approach to Family Assessment(p. 101)
• Personal Statement--One More Burden: A Mother's Perspective(p. 117)
• Discussion Questions(p. 118)
• Set 5 Prime of Life(p. 119)
• Chapter 6 An Intervention Approach(p. 122)
• Personal Statement--Louise: The Day My World Turned(p. 146)
• Discussion Questions(p. 148)
• Set 6 Disability and the Family: How Would You Like To Be Disabled or "Different Abled" Like Me?(p. 149)
• Chapter 7 Group Counseling: A Resource for Families Living with Illness or Disability(p. 152)
• Personal Statement--James: My Group Journey, With the Help of My Friends(p. 163)
• Discussion Questions(p. 165)
• Set 7 Common Pain, Mutual Support(p. 166)
• Chapter 8 Interacting With Health Professionals: Family Needs and Perspectives(p. 170)
• Personal Statement--Sabine: Dealing With Multiple Disabilities and Deaths(p. 182)
• Discussion Questions(p. 185)
• Set 8 Rain or Shine(p. 185)
• Part III Selected Family Issues(p. 189)
• Chapter 9 Alcohol: An Illness, Disability, and Family Perspective(p. 191)
• Personal Statement--John: Attitude is Everything(p. 202)
• Discussion Questions(p. 204)
• Set 9 One for the Road(p. 204)
• Chapter 10 Challenges and Issues in Caregiving and Respite Care(p. 209)
• Personal Statement--Judy: My Mother and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)(p. 229)
• Discussion Questions(p. 233)
• Set 10 How Can I Help?(p. 233)
• Chapter 11 Loss, Grief, and Grieving: Family Issues(p. 237)
• Personal Statement--Geraldine: A Daughter's Journey(p. 252)
• Discussion Questions(p. 254)
• Set 11 Is the Person With an Illness or Disability More Important Than the Family?(p. 255)
• Chapter 12 Reflections and Considerations(p. 258)
• Personal Statement--Chris and His Mother: Hope and Home Runs, Not Strikeouts(p. 271)
• Discussion Questions(p. 276)
• Set 12 Who Needs This Kind of Help?(p. 277)
• Author Index(p. 281)
• Subject Index(p. 289)