Developing a Support Group for Families with Children with Disabilities in a Canadian Chinese Church Community

This article presents an overview of the difficulties families face when raising a child with disability. With language barriers and limited support, immigrant families have difficulties in locating necessary resources for their children. The experience of a support group for parents with children w...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The journal of pastoral care & counseling 2008-12, Vol.62 (4), p.343-351
Hauptverfasser:	Tarn, Cynthia, Poon, Vincent
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Canada Child Child Rearing - psychology Child, Preschool Children with disabilities China - ethnology Christianity Disabled Children Emigrants and Immigrants Families & family life Family - psychology Health administration Humans Immigrants Interviews as Topic Pastoral Care Self-Help Groups Support groups
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Zusammenfassung:	This article presents an overview of the difficulties families face when raising a child with disability. With language barriers and limited support, immigrant families have difficulties in locating necessary resources for their children. The experience of a support group for parents with children with disabilities in a Canadian Chinese immigrant church is reported and discussed.
ISSN:	1542-3050 2167-776X
DOI:	10.1177/154230500806200404