SW 644: Issues in Developmental DisabilitiesParent 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

Eco Map