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SW 644: Issues in Developmental Disabilities Parent Centered Movement Part II. Lecture Presenter: Audrey Begun, M.S.W., Ph.D. Video of Betty, Doris, and Susan. Family Interview. Launching and ongoing care. Family Interview (2). Sexuality, marriage, and kids. Family Interview (3).
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SW 644: Issues in Developmental DisabilitiesParent Centered Movement Part II Lecture Presenter: Audrey Begun, M.S.W., Ph.D.
Family Interview • Launching and ongoing care
Family Interview (2) • Sexuality, marriage, and kids
Family Interview (3) • Late adulthood and the aging process
Concepts • Update a “video” view of the family rather than a “snapshot” • Think about the interaction of past, present, and future events • Look at a paranormative event within the context of normative life cycle events for the family
Concepts (cont.) • Distinguishing between the normative and paranormative • Maintaining an awareness of multiple forces acting on a family • Recognizing the non-linear nature of family development
The Family Adaptation & Adjustment Perspective • Responses to having a family member with a disability • Resilience • Adaptation • Adjustment
Resilience • Concept derives from public health epidemiology • Resilience: based on recognition of the fact that a population can be equally exposed to something harmful, yet there are many who do not succumb to its effects • Vulnerability: depends on what families bring to the situation • Level of risk: depends on environmental context and external resources
Adaptation • Adaptation: refers to the process which help a family to achieve a comfortable balance & to promote the growth & development of individual members and the system as a whole
Adjustment • Adjustment: refers to the relatively short-term response, usually to a specific event or stressor
Support Systems • Costs & benefits • Goodness of fit • Formal & informal