Prevention and coping in child and family care : mothers in adversity coping with child care / Michael Sheppard with Mirka Gröhn.

By:

Sheppard, Michael

Contributor(s):

Gröhn, Mirka

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London ; New York : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2004.Description: 1 online resource (1 volume)Content type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

141750126X
9781417501267
9781846424335
184642433X
1283904853
9781283904858

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Prevention and coping in child and family care.DDC classification:

362.7 22

LOC classification:

HV699 .S494 2004eb

Online resources:

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Contents:

Cover; Prevention and Coping in Child and Family Care; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I: Context; 1. Policy, Prevention and Practice; 2. Dimensions of Coping; 3. Parenting; 4. Context, Study Methods; Part II: Problems and Stressors; 5. Women's Construction of Problems; 6. Ascribing Responsibility and Blame; 7. The Context for Coping: Associated Problems; Part III: Direct Coping; 8. Child-controlling Strategies; 9. Child-responsive Coping; 10. Emotion- and Self-focused Coping Strategies; 11. Four Case Studies; Part IV: Using Social Support; 12. Informal Support.

13. Seeking Help from Social Services14. Client Discourses of Judgements on Social Services; 15. Referral for Support to Outside Agencies; Part V: Epilogue; 16. Women's Appraisal of their Coping; 17. Conclusions: Prevention and Coping in Child and Family Care; References; Subject Index; Author Index.

Summary: How do mothers cope with child care and associated problems when, in adversity, they do not gain access to social service support? This book considers the important question of mothers' coping strategies when they are in adversity. Drawing upon the women's own accounts, it focuses not only on what they do themselves to deal with their problems, but how they integrate their own problem solving approaches with the use of supports. It also examines the way in which women cope with their own emotional responses to these problems. The women themselves, and their own accounts are placed 'centre stag.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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How do mothers cope with child care and associated problems when, in adversity, they do not gain access to social service support? This book considers the important question of mothers' coping strategies when they are in adversity. Drawing upon the women's own accounts, it focuses not only on what they do themselves to deal with their problems, but how they integrate their own problem solving approaches with the use of supports. It also examines the way in which women cope with their own emotional responses to these problems. The women themselves, and their own accounts are placed 'centre stag.

English.

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