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Crisis intervention: Facilitating parental acceptance of a child's handicap
Author(s) -
Ormerod Judith J.,
Huebner E. Scott
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
psychology in the schools
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.738
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1520-6807
pISSN - 0033-3085
DOI - 10.1002/1520-6807(198810)25:4<422::aid-pits2310250411>3.0.co;2-y
Subject(s) - crisis intervention , psychology , intervention (counseling) , situational ethics , developmental psychology , task (project management) , school psychology , applied psychology , social psychology , psychiatry , management , economics
School psychologists consult with parents on many issues. One frequent task involves informing parents that their child is handicapped. The diagnosis of a handicap can bring on a situational life crisis for parents. This paper discusses various adjustment reactions displayed by some parents in the process of crisis resolution. Implications for the school psychologist's role with parents of exceptional children are presented within a crisis intervention framework.