Grandparents as Carers of Children with Disabilities: Facing the Challenges

by Phillip McCallion, Matthew Janicki

Older adults caring for developmentally disabled children have special needs. Are you and your agency doing all you can to help?Grandparents as Carers of Children with Facing the Challenges provides the first comprehensive picture of grandparents caring for children with developmental disabilities and their related requirements. Here you'll find information on the mental and physical health of these caregivers, highlighting their unique needs and the roles that agencies and advocates need to play in order to meet them. This unique volume will assist practitioners, administrators, and policymakers in including the needs of this group into planning and service delivery efforts.Grandparents as Carers of Children with Facing the Challenges takes an incisive look

150 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2000