Helpgiving styles and parent empowerment in families with a young child with a disability

Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 40-51

  Dempsey, Ian ^a   Dunst, Carl J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b Orelena Hawks Puckett Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DISABILITY; FAMILY; FAMILY COUNSELING; HANDICAPPED CHILD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARENTHOOD; PHILOSOPHY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 2342573585     PISSN: 13668250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13668250410001662874     Document Type: Article

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