{"product_id":"parents-with-intellectual-disabilities-9780470772942","title":"Parents with Intellectual Disabilities","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe first international, cross-disciplinary book to explore and understand the lives of parents with intellectual disabilities, their children, and the systems and services they encounter  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents a unique, pan-disciplinary overview of this growing field of study\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers a human rights approach to disability and family life\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eInformed by the newly adopted UN \u003ci\u003eConvention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities\u003c\/i\u003e (2006)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides comprehensive research-based knowledge from leading figures in the field of intellectual disability\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This excellent collection of essays begins from the human rights approach epitomised by the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities ... This collection challenges policy-makers to do more and better, and provides much of the evidence to underpin such improvements.\" (Disability, Pregnancy \u0026amp; Parenthood International, 1 September 2011)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cp\u003e\"Parents With Intellectual Disabilities: Past, Present and Futures is thought provoking worth reading for those working with families with intellectual disabilities.\" (\u003ci\u003ePsycCRITIQUES\u003c\/i\u003e, February 2011)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Contributors.  \u003cp\u003eForeword (\u003ci\u003eSteven J.Taylor\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Introduction (\u003ci\u003eGwynnyth Llewellyn, Rannveig Traustadóttir, David McConnell, and Hanna Björg Sigurjónsdóttir\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART I FAMILY AND COMMUNITY LIFE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Becoming a Mother – Becoming a Father (\u003ci\u003eRachel Mayes and Hanna Bjorg Sigurjónsdóttir\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Looking Back on Their Own Upbringing (\u003ci\u003eGwynnyth Llewellyn and David McConnell\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Family Within a Family (\u003ci\u003eHanna Björg Sigurjónsdóttir and Rannveig Traustadóttir\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Children and Their Life Experiences (\u003ci\u003eJytte Faureholm\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Understanding Community in the Lives of Parents with Intellectual Disabilities (\u003ci\u003eGwynnyth Llewellyn and Marie Gustavsson\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Citizenship and Community Participation (\u003ci\u003eBrigit Mirfin-Veitch\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Parenting and Resistance: Strategies in Dealing with Services and Professionals (\u003ci\u003eRannveig Traustadóttir and Hanna Björg Sigurjónsdóttir\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART II HUMAN SERVICES ENABLING AND DISABLING PARENTS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Parenting Education Programs (\u003ci\u003eMaurice Feldman\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Supported Decision Making for Women with Intellectual Disabilities (\u003ci\u003eSue McGaw and Sue Candy\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Turning Policy Into Practice (\u003ci\u003eBeth Tarleton\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. Caught in the Child Protection Net (\u003ci\u003eDavid McConnell and Hanna Björg Sigurjónsdóttir\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. Turning Rights into Realities in Québec, Canada (\u003ci\u003eMarjorie Aunos, Laura Pacheco, and Katherine Moxness\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. Supporting Mothers’ Community Participation (\u003ci\u003eDavid McConnell and Gwynnyth Llewellyn\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14. Advocacy for Change: “The Final Tool in the Toolbox?” (\u003ci\u003eLinda Ward and Beth Tarleton\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion: Taking Stock and Looking to the Future (\u003ci\u003eDavid McConnell, Gwynnyth Llewellyn, Rannveig Traustadóttir and Hanna Björg Sigurjónsdóttir\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402429178199,"sku":"9780470772942","price":36.05,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780470772942.jpg?v=1730480373","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/parents-with-intellectual-disabilities-9780470772942","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}