Moving beyond simply describing the differences between custodial and noncustodial grandparents, this volume places helping efforts with grandparents in theoretical, empirical, and pragmatic contexts. Stressing the importance of theoretically grounded interventions and empirically-based studies for the design, implementation, and funding of programs, the chapters define an ‘action-oriented’ approach toward changing the lives of grandparents and their grandchildren. Topics include: In what ways do support groups help; Caring for children with developmental disabilities; Predictors of psychological distress; Building parenting skills; and Strategies for solving everyday problems, among others.
Table of Content
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Foreword,
D. Burnette
Preface
Part I: Theoretical Perspectives on Custodial Grandparents
Custodial Grandparenting Viewed from within a Lifespan Perspective, B. Hayslip, Jr. and J.H. Patrick Intervention Strategies for Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: Lessons Learned from the Caregiving Literature, K.A. Roberto and S.H. Qualls Links Between Custodial Grandparents and the Psychological Adaptation of Grandchildren, S. Keller and G. Stricker An Integrative Assessment Model as a Means of Intervention with the Grandparent Caregiver, F. Conway and G. Stricker Through My Eyes: Service Needs of Grandparents who Raise their Grandchildren Caregiver, A.H. Baird Part II: Empirical Studies of Helping Efforts with Grandparent Caregivers
How Caregiving Grandparents View Support Groups: An Exploratory Study, G.C. Smith Grandparent Caregivers to Children with Developmental Disabilities, J.M. Kinney, K.B. Mc Grew, and I.M. Nelson Why Support Groups Help: Successful Interventions for Grandparent Caregivers, S.R. Kolomer, P. Mc Callion, and J. Overeynder Predictors of Psychological Distress in Grandparents Raising Grandchildren and Development of an Empirically-Based Intervention Model, S.J. Kelley and D.M. Whitley A Stress and Coping Model of Custodial Grandparenting among African Americans, M. Crowhter and R. Rodriguez The Impact of A Psychosocial Intervention on Parental Efficacy, Grandchild Relationship Quality, and Well-Being Among Grandparents Raising Grandchildren, B. Hayslip Jr. Part III: The Pragmatics of Working with Grandparents Raising Their Grandchildren
Grandparents Who are Parenting Again: Building Parenting Skills, C.W. Kern Group Processes among Grandparents Raising Grandchildren, E.C. Wohl, J. Lahner, and J. Jooste Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: Guidelines for Family Life Educators and other Family Professionals, M.L. Dolbin and D.B. Targ Behavioral Content of Grandmother-Grandchild Dyadic Interactions, J.H. Patrick and J. Pickard Lessons Learned from Custodial Grandparents involved in a Community Support Group, K. Kopera-Frye, R.C. Wiscott, and A. Begovic Strategies for Solving Everyday Problems Faced by Grandparents: The Role of Experience, J. Strough, J.H. Patrick, and L.M. Swenson Epilogue: The Next Stage in Helping Custodial Grandparents,
J.H.Patrick and B. Hayslip Jr.
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About the author
Julie Hicks Patrick, Ph D, is Assistant Professor in Life Span Psychology at West Virginia University.
