Convention of hope-communicating positive, realistic messages to families at the time of a child's diagnosis with disabilities

British Journal of Learning Disabilities

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 257-264

  Harnett, Alison ^a   Tierney, Edel ^a   Guerin, Suzanne ^b  

^a Oranmore Co   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Communication skills; Disabilities; Disclosure; Family; Ireland; UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; diagnosis

Indexed keywords

EID: 71049114339     PISSN: 13544187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3156.2009.00580.x     Document Type: Article

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