M.A. (Social Work) / Although families and the effects that retarded'children have on their functioning has been a focus of clinical concern for some time, it is only recently that research on the family as a system has come to the fore. Inherent in this work has been the notion that the relationships and influences between retarded children and their families are most likely reciprocal and circular (Crnic, Fredrich & Greenberg, 1983), such that although families are affected by the presence of retarded children, the children are also affected by their families' response and the quality of the home context (Nihira, Meyers and Mink 1980). The response that parents and families have to the children is to some degree dependent upon the stresses endured and perceived by the family members in response to the presence of the disorder. Families, too, are more than a collection of independent individuals. The family context is a system and an organisation that operates on several levels. These levels include the various combinations of family members in specific interactions (mother-child, mother-father-child, mother-father and sibling-sibling), as well as the group activities in which families engage (e.g. recreational, chores, community involvement etc. ). The stress frequently associated with the presence of the retarded child affects the family system, as well as the parents and siblings as individuals (Crnic, Fredrich, & Greenberg, 1983).
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uj/uj:12617 |
| Date | 20 October 2014 |
| Creators | Davids, Margot Ann |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Rights | University of Johannesburg |
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