{"product_id":"parents-with-intellectual-disabilities-isbn-9780470772959","title":"Parents with Intellectual Disabilities","description":"The first international, cross-disciplinary book to explore and understand the lives of parents with intellectual disabilities, their children, and the systems and services they encounter  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents a unique, pan-disciplinary overview of this growing field of study\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers a human rights approach to disability and family life\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eInformed by the newly adopted UN \u003ci\u003eConvention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities\u003c\/i\u003e (2006)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides comprehensive research-based knowledge from leading figures in the field of intellectual disability\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  List of Contributors.  \u003cp\u003eForeword (\u003ci\u003eSteven J.Taylor\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Introduction (\u003ci\u003eGwynnyth Llewellyn, Rannveig Traustadottir, David McConnell, and Hanna Björg Sigurjónsdottir\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART I FAMILY AND COMMUNITY LIFE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Becoming a Mother – Becoming a Father (\u003ci\u003eRachel Mayes and Hanna Bjorg Sigurjönsdóttir\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Looking Back on Their Own Upbringing (\u003ci\u003eGwynnyth Llewellyn and David McConnell\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Family Within a Family (\u003ci\u003eHanna Bjorg Sigurjönsdóttir and Rannveig Traustadottir\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Children and Their Life Experiences (\u003ci\u003eJytte Faureholm\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Understanding Community in the Lives of Parents with Intellectual Disabilities (\u003ci\u003eGwynnyth Llewellyn and Marie Gustavsson\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Citizenship and Community Participation (\u003ci\u003eBrigit Mirfin-Veitch\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Parenting and Resistance: Strategies in Dealing with Services and Professionals (\u003ci\u003eRannveig Traustadóttir and Hanna Björg Sigurjónsdottir\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART II HUMAN SERVICES ENABLING AND DISABLING PARENTS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Parenting Education Programs (\u003ci\u003eMaurice Feldman\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Supported Decision Making forWomen with Intellectual Disabilities (\u003ci\u003eSue McGaw and Sue Candy\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Turning Policy Into Practice (\u003ci\u003eBeth Tarleton\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. Caught in the Child Protection Net (\u003ci\u003eDavid McConnell and Hanna Björg Sigurjónsdottir\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. Turning Rights into Realities in Quebec, Canada (\u003ci\u003eMarjorie Aunos, Laura Pacheco, and Katherine Moxness\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. Supporting Mothers’ Community Participation (\u003ci\u003eDavid McConnell and Gwynnyth Llewellyn\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14. Advocacy for Change: “The Final Tool in the Toolbox?” (\u003ci\u003eLinda Ward and Beth Tarleton\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion: Taking Stock and Looking to the Future (\u003ci\u003eDavid McConnell, Gwynnyth Llewellyn, Rannveig Traustadóttir and Hanna Björg Sigurjónsdottir\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e \"This excellent collection of essays begins from the human rights approach epitomised by the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities ... This collection challenges policy-makers to do more and better, and provides much of the evidence to underpin such improvements.\" (Disability, Pregnancy \u0026amp; Parenthood International, 1 September 2011)  \u003cp\u003e \"Parents With Intellectual Disabilities: Past, Present and Futures is thought provoking worth reading for those working with families with intellectual disabilities.\" (\u003ci\u003ePsycCRITIQUES\u003c\/i\u003e, February 2011)\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003eGwynnyth Llewellyn\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney, and Director of the Australian Family and Disability Studies Research Collaboration. Professor Llewellyn's work led to the world's first national strategy to support parents with learning difficulties and promote a healthy start to life for their young children.  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRannveig Traustadóttir\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor and Director of the Centre for Disability Studies in the School of Social Sciences, University of Iceland. She has been one of the leaders in developing Disability Studies as a scholarly field in the Nordic countries and is the former president of The Nordic Network on Disability Research.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid McConnell\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor in the Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alberta. Professor McConnell has been conducting research in the field of parents and parenting with intellectual disabilities in Australia for over 15 years. He is now expanding his research program in Canada.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHanna Björg Sigurjónsdóttir\u003c\/b\u003e is an Assistant Professor at the University of Iceland. She has conducted collaborative research with parents with intellectual disabilities for 15 years. Together with Rannveig Traustadttir she has published \u003ci\u003eContested Families: Parents with Intellectual Disabilities and Their Children\u003c\/i\u003e (1998) and \u003ci\u003eInvisible Families: Mothers with Intellectual Disabilities and Their Children\u003c\/i\u003e (2001).\u003c\/p\u003e  This is the first international, cross-disciplinary book to explore and understand the lives of parents with intellectual disabilities, their children, and the systems and services they encounter. Contributors champion the rights of parents with intellectual disabilities, advocating their full participation in the society and culture in which they live, in spite of stigmatizing attitudes and exclusionary practices.  \u003cp\u003eThis authoritative book examines the very latest research and scholarship on the subject. Throughout the text, theory and research are linked to practice. The contributors provide a clear set of principles outlining how to work with parents with intellectual disabilities in ways that recognize family strengths and promote child and family well-being. Chapters are written by experts currently engaged either in academic study of the topic or as researcher-practitioners in the field of intellectual disabilities. Each one provides a brief overview of the development of ideas and literature pertinent to the chapter’s topic and concludes with principles drawn from the research to inform practice.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWritten to reflect the United Nations \u003ci\u003eConvention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities\u003c\/i\u003e (United Nations, 2006), the book provides a crucial reference for students, practitioners and professionals engaged in this area.\u003c\/p\u003e  ‘\u003ci\u003eParents with Intellectual Disabilities: Past, Present and Futures\u003c\/i\u003e is essential reading for anyone interested in the lives of parents with intellectual disabilities, and it is recommended reading for everyone in the broader field of developmental disabilities. It provides a synthesis of current research and practice, along with clear picture of the challenges ahead. Its contents are both comprehensive and compassionate. The international authorship provides an important global perspective.’\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eDr Dick Sobsey, University of Alberta, Canada\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003e‘The birth of a new child tends to be a happy event, but if parents are intellectually disabled it is likely to be associated with \"danger\" and a case for child protection agencies. The point of departure of this book, however, is the 2006 UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Article 23, on the elimination of discrimination related to marriage and family. The book discusses the experiences of parents with intellectual disabilities and their children, and also supports such parental training and the role of extended families. It is a very welcome contribution to a topic that tends to be negatively oversimplified.’\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eJan Tøssebro, Norwegian University of Science and Technology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘This is a unique exploration – from an international and multi-disciplinary perspective – of the lives and experiences of parents with intellectual disabilities, their children and the services that both enable and disable them in their parenting. Its combination of scholarly research and \"insider\" accounts makes it essential reading for researchers and practitioners around the world.’\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eProfessor Dorothy Atkinson, The Open University, UK\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘\u003ci\u003eParents with Intellectual Disabilities\u003c\/i\u003e is a thoughtful and comprehensive collection by an international team that blazes new trails for inclusion and equality for adults with intellectual disabilities. By asserting that forming a family and parenting are pathways both to social value and personal fulfilment, it challenges us to question our own values and assumptions about adults with intellectual disabilities as parents. An essential text for a full understanding of disability in the world of today and tomorrow.’\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eIvan Brown, Ph.D., Centre of Excellence for Child Welfare, University of Toronto, Canada\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘A rare achievement, this book integrates clear-eyed analyses of the social circumstances faced by people with intellectual disability who parent or long to parent, strong research on critical aspects of this neglected human rights issue, and creative guidelines for improved practice. We may believe that Eugenics is over, long discredited. But what is its legacy in the lives of people with intellectual disability in relationships, pregnancy, decisions about parenting, and actual parenting? What do their children say? And how can we overcome the remaining barriers of history?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘This must-read book explores the experiences of mothers and fathers with intellectual disability and their children, contextualized within their communities.  It investigates the systems and services that do or do not support successful parenting, and explores modern complexities of gender, terminology, citizenship, public policy, and human rights.’\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eRuth Luckasson, Distinguished Professor of Education, University of New Mexico, US\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989750726885,"sku":"NP9780470772959","price":119.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780470772959.jpg?v=1761785347","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/parents-with-intellectual-disabilities-isbn-9780470772959","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}