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The family of the severely handicapped child: the sibling perspective
Author(s) -
Shulman Shmuel
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
journal of family therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.52
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1467-6427
pISSN - 0163-4445
DOI - 10.1046/j..1988.00307.x
Subject(s) - sibling , perspective (graphical) , psychology , developmental psychology , coping (psychology) , clinical psychology , artificial intelligence , computer science
The presence of a severely handicapped child is a source of prolonged crisis and stress for the child's family. Parents may redefine their roles and develop coping strategies aimed at responding to the needs of the handicapped child but which may hamper the development of well siblings. Two cases of siblings of severely handicapped children who developed adjustment difficulties are presented and discussed from a family system perspective.