Family-Centered Care in Childhood Disability: Theory, Research, Practice

· ·
· Springer Nature
Ebook
228
Pages
Ratings and reviews aren’t verified  Learn More

About this ebook


The book presents a comprehensive and well-organized overview of the family-centered care approaches for child disability, and provides multi-professional contributions from the fields of psychiatry, psychology, and rehabilitation science. The volume is divided into three main sections, that highlights the theoretical basis, research evidence, and clinical implications of the family-centered approach to child care. Active engagement of parents in the therapeutic and rehabilitative journey of their children with disability is key to the success of early interventions and their long-term benefits. Research and clinical experiences in healthcare services around the world suggest that early supportive programs may promote children’s development at its best, with both clinical benefits and economic advantages for the healthcare system. This volume will appeal to a wide readership, from clinicians and researchers in child disability and rehabilitation, to students and professionals in the fields of psychiatry, psychology, and rehabilitation science.

About the author

Dr. Livio Provenzi is a psychologist, psychotherapist, and researcher in the field of infant research and developmental psychobiology. As a clinician, he works with families of children with disability, integrating principles of infant research, collaborative consultation, and therapeutic assessment in family-centered parenting interventions. He has published more than 60 papers in the last five years, and his main research topics include preterm birth, child disability, neuroendocrine and epigenetic biomarker of stress, parenting interventions, and parent-infant interaction.
Dr. Serena Grumi is a psychologist, researcher, and adjunct professor in the field of developmental psychology with a particular interest in family relationship and parenting in contexts of risk for child development. As a psychologist, she worked in the field of child protection and domestic violence. As a researcher, she is working on family-centered interventions delivered through telemedicine approaches for children with neurodevelopmental disabilities. Her main research topics include parenting interventions, child disability, risk and protective factors for parenting and child adjustment, and parent-infant interaction.
Prof. Renato Borgatti is a full Professor of Child Neuropsychiatry at the Department of Brain and Behavioral Sciences, University of Pavia, Italy. He is the director of the Child Neuropsychiatry Unit at IRCCS Mondino Foundation, and the director of a day care center for learning disabilities and adolescent psychiatric rehabilitation at the same institute. For over thirty years, he worked first as a doctor and then as the director of the E. Medea Neurorehabilitation Scientific Institute. In recent years, he has conducted many studies in the field of telemedicine, especially about cognitive and behavioural disorders. He has authored more than 200 papers in international scientific journals and 12 international book chapters.

Rate this ebook

Tell us what you think.

Reading information

Smartphones and tablets
Install the Google Play Books app for Android and iPad/iPhone. It syncs automatically with your account and allows you to read online or offline wherever you are.
Laptops and computers
You can listen to audiobooks purchased on Google Play using your computer's web browser.
eReaders and other devices
To read on e-ink devices like Kobo eReaders, you'll need to download a file and transfer it to your device. Follow the detailed Help Center instructions to transfer the files to supported eReaders.