Children with complex and continuing health needs the experiences of children, families and care staff /

• Main Author: Hewitt-Taylor, Jaqui.
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2008.
• Subjects: Chronically ill children > Care.; Children with disabilities > Care.; Chronically ill children > Rehabilitation.; Children with disabilities > Rehabilitation.; Chronically ill children > Family relationships.; Children with disabilities > Family relationships.; Chronic Disease.; Disabled Children.; Caregivers.; Child.; Family Relations.; Long-Term Care.; MEDICAL > Pediatrics.; HEALTH & FITNESS > Children's Health.; Electronic books.
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'This book draws on the experiences of a number of families to provide a valuable and deeply moving insight into what it means to raise a child with complex needs. It highlights both the joys and the challenges that families face. In doing so it raises important issues about how services in the...

Table of Contents:

• Children with complex and continuing health needs
• Being a child or young person with complex needs
• Being the parent of a child who has complex needs
• Premature babies
• Families whose children have complex needs
• Diagnosis
• Support
• Healthcare
• Education
• Society
• Working with children and their families
• Conclusion.