Fathers' perceptions of their roles during in-home training for children with autism

Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 200-207

  Donaldson, Susan O ^a   Elder, Jennifer H ^b   Self, Erica H ^c   Christie, Meghan B ^d  

^a Veterans Health System   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF NURSING   (United States)

^d ARNOLD PALMER HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Communication; Father; Parent training; Qualitative inquiry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; EDUCATION; FATHER; FATHER CHILD RELATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; ROLE PLAYING;

ADULT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; COMMUNICATION; FATHER-CHILD RELATIONS; FATHERS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; ROLE; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84857699963     PISSN: 10736077     EISSN: 17446171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-6171.2011.00300.x     Document Type: Article

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