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)  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

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