Supporting parents, supporting families: Changing approaches to parents with intellectual disability

Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 38-43

  Ward, Linda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child protection; Extended family; Good practice; Grandparents; Independent advocacy; Learning disabilities; Parents with intellectual disability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993047131     PISSN: 20441282     EISSN: 20441290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5042/amhid.2010.0319     Document Type: Review

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