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| Preface | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Family Dynamics in Illness and Disability | |
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| Perspectives on Illness and Disability | |
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| Personal Statement--Janet: Dealing With Spina Bifida | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| Curing Illness and Disability | |
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| Children With Disabilities and the Family | |
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| Personal Statement--Celia: A Parent's Burden and Opportunity | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| Who Should Pay? | |
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| Impact of Illness and Disability on Adults | |
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| Personal Statement--Alina: Beyond MS | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| How Long? How Old? | |
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| Family Response to Illness and Disability | |
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| Personal Statement--Ted and His Mother: How Life Suddenly Changes | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| My Family: Where Do We Stand? | |
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| Family Interventions | |
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| An Approach to Family Assessment | |
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| Personal Statement--One More Burden: A Mother's Perspective | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| Prime of Life | |
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| An Intervention Approach | |
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| Personal Statement--Louise: The Day My World Turned | |
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| Disability and the Family: How Would You Like To Be Disabled or "Different Abled" Like Me? | |
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| Group Counseling: A Resource for Families Living with Illness or Disability | |
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| Personal Statement--James: My Group Journey, With the Help of My Friends | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| Common Pain, Mutual Support | |
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| Interacting With Health Professionals: Family Needs and Perspectives | |
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| Personal Statement--Sabine: Dealing With Multiple Disabilities and Deaths | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| Rain or Shine | |
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| Selected Family Issues | |
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| Alcohol: An Illness, Disability, and Family Perspective | |
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| Personal Statement--John: Attitude is Everything | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| One for the Road | |
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| Challenges and Issues in Caregiving and Respite Care | |
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| Personal Statement--Judy: My Mother and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| How Can I Help? | |
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| Loss, Grief, and Grieving: Family Issues | |
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| Personal Statement--Geraldine: A Daughter's Journey | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| Is the Person With an Illness or Disability More Important Than the Family? | |
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| Reflections and Considerations | |
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| Personal Statement--Chris and His Mother: Hope and Home Runs, Not Strikeouts | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| Who Needs This Kind of Help? | |
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| Author Index | |
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| Subject Index | |