商品簡介
LeCroy (social work, Arizona State U.) uses in-depth interviews to reveal the experiences of parents of children with mental illness. In the interviews, conducted mainly at parents' homes, parents speak frankly of day-to-day struggles to obtain help, reach out for support, and cope with their children's violence, prostitution, drug addiction, and criminal behavior. They reveal emotions of shame, anger, fear, and guilt, and tell of their struggles to accept their children and the quest to find meaning from their experiences. The book concludes with a critical appraisal of the social policies that must be implemented to help parents of mentally ill children, plus 5 pages of print resources, websites, and organizations for parents. The book is accessible to parents, social work students, and professionals. Annotation c2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
作者簡介
Craig Winston LeCroy, PhD, is professor in the School of Social Work at Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ.
