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Beach Center Family Quality of Life
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Family quality of life consists of five domains: (1) family interaction – relationships among family members, (2) parenting – activities that adult family members do to help children grow and develop, (3) emotional well-being – the aspects of family life that address the emotional needs of family members, (4) physical/material well being – the aspects of family life that address the physical needs of family members, and (5) supports for family member with a disability – informal and formal supports to benefit the family member with a disability.
Beach Center on Disability
Recent Submissions
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Severity of Disability and Income as Predictors of Parents' Satisfaction with Their Family Quality of Life During Early Childhood Years.
(Research & Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities, 2004) -
Role of Spirituality and Religion in Family Quality of Life for Families of Children with Disabilities
(Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities, 2004)Results from a qualitative inquiry investigating conceptualization of family quality of life are provided. Focus groups and individual interviews were comprised of 187 individuals that included family members (e.g., parents, ... -
President's Address 2004: "Wearing Two Hats": Morphed Perspectives on Family Quality of Life
(Mental Retardation, 2004) -
Perspectives of Foster-Care Providers, Service Provicers, and Judges Regarding Privtized Foster-Care Services
(Jounal of Disability Policy Studies, 2006) -
Impacts of Poverty on Quality of LIfe in Families of Children with Disabilities
(Exceptional Children, 2002) -
Impact of Deafness on Early Family LIfe: A Review of the Literature
(Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2004)The presence of deafness in a family has the potential to affect all areas of family life. An understanding of the impact on family life is critical to addressing all components of the family system in early intervention. ... -
From the Old to the New Paradigm of Disability and Families: Research to Enhance Family Quality of Life Outcomes
(Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc., 2002) -
Family Quality of Life: A Qualitative Inquiry
(Mental Retardation, 2003) -
Family Outcomes: Policy & Practice
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The Kansas Impact Survey
(2005-05-05)
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