Title: The young handicapped child in the community
Abstract: Despite recent improvements in services for young handicapped children, families still find themselves without adequate information and support. Fundamental to family support is the planning of joint services and the development of the concept of family support. Assessment must be linked to ongoing programmes of management and the setting of long‐term goals. Parent/professional collaboration should ensure the more effective use of resources. Parents need encouragement and detailed support and guidance if they are to play a therapeutic role in caring for their child. They also need practical help, both financial and in the form of respite care. Since the family is the major caring agency for a handicapped child, it is essential that expertise and services are pooled in a more flexible and imaginative way. It is therefore essential that children who have a disability should enjoy positive discrimination from health, education and social services to maximise ability and to ensure that they can enjoy a meaningful life within the home and the community.
Publication Year: 1979
Publication Date: 1979-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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