Resilient grandparent caregivers : a strengths-based perspective / edited by Bert Hayslip, Jr. and Gregory C. Smith.

The study of grandparents raising grandchildren, now almost two decades old, has tended to have a negative bias, emphasizing the difficulties such people face and the negative impact that grandparent caregiving has on them physically, socially, and emotionally. This edited book seeks to reverse this...

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Other Authors: Hayslip, Bert, Jr, Smith, Gregory C., 1951-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Routledge, 2013.
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Summary:The study of grandparents raising grandchildren, now almost two decades old, has tended to have a negative bias, emphasizing the difficulties such people face and the negative impact that grandparent caregiving has on them physically, socially, and emotionally. This edited book seeks to reverse this trend by taking a positive approach to understanding grandparent caregivers, focusing on their resilience and resourcefulness. This method reflects a strengths-based approach and the importance of benefit-finding and positive coping. Chapters feature information from both qualitative and quantitati.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xix, 267 pages .)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781136636820
113663682X
9780203803905
0203803906
9781136636738
1136636730
9781136636813
1136636811
9781283841771
1283841770
Language:English.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.