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Invisible caregivers : older adults raising children in the wake of HIV/AIDS /

An understudied aspect of the HIV/AIDS epidemic is the creation of hundreds of thousands of grandparent-headed households that have become home to children bereft of one or both of their parents. Such "skip-generation parenting" presents a host of challenges to the families involved and th...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Joslin, Daphne
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Columbia University Press, ©2002.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction / Daphne Joslin
  • Caregiving profiles / Carol Mevi-Triano and Elizabeth C. Paskas
  • Stigma, isolation, and support for HIV-affected elder parental surrogates / Cynthia Cannon Poindexter
  • Death and bereavement issues / Joan Levine-Perkell and Bert Hayslip Jr.
  • Physical health and emotional well-being / Daphne Joslin and Ruth Harrison
  • Stress and social support in older caregivers of children with HIV/AIDS: an intervention model / Phyllis Shanley Hansell [and others]
  • Caring for the HIV-infected child / Jenny Grosz
  • Their second chance: grandparents caring for their grandchildren / Lockhart McKelvy and Barbara Draimin
  • Custody and permanency planning / Jan Hudis and Jerome Brown
  • Case management challenges and strategies / Carol E. DeGraw
  • Caregivers and the educational system / Mathilda Braceros Catarina
  • Immigrant and migrant families / Terence I. Doran, Howard Lune, and Rachel Davis
  • Policy implications for HIV-affected older relative caregivers / Nathan L. Linsk, Cynthia Cannon Poindexter, and Sally Mason
  • Global implications / Namposya Nampanya-Serpell
  • Conclusion / Daphne Joslin.