This article describes the assessment and intervention issues relevant to families of children
with neurological disability. An adaptation of Bishop's model of family assessment is used as …

The fundamental philosophy of family therapy is to" treat" the family as a unit. It sets out to
provide assistance to families with troubles in a way to make them work together in a more …

Clients with a learning disability have received little attention so far from psychotherapeutic
services. Systems thinking seems to have obvious potential for this group, given the stresses …

Parents may respond in a number of different ways to the diagnosis of a disability or serious
illness in their child, but there seems to be a fairly reliable pattern of responses in most …

The application of the systemic approach in working with people with learning disabilities,
their families and their support systems has grown over the last decade in the UK. The way …

Over the past two decades, professionals providing intervention to families with children with
disabilities have witnessed a philosophical shift from individually oriented care to family …

This chapter describes the process whereby a family therapy service for adults with
intellectual disabilities and their families was created. It focuses on the key events together …

How the family handles the day-to-day stresses, concerns, and needs of its members
influences to a great extent the outcome of a child with disabilities. It is now recognized that …

IT HAS ALWAYS STRUCK ME as curious that a leading edge service, such as services for
people with learning disabilities, should be so slow to realize the potential of family systems …

Interest in applying the systemic approach through the methods and techniques of family
therapy with adults with intellectual disabilities and their families has grown. This chapter …