商品簡介
Urgently needed, this invaluable primer presents the first full-length look at the many difficult issues facing children whose parents and siblings are dying of AIDS. Written with compassion by experts from a variety of fields-including psychiatry, medicine, and social work-the book provides useful guidance for policymakers as well as for parents and those who work with children. The book is a companion volume to a documentary to be televised by Connecticut Public Broadcasting, Inc.
Contents:
Part 1: Voices: a mother and two children
Part 2: The challenge of AIDS to children and youth. A pandemic out of control: the epidemiology of AIDS. Medical aspects of AIDS: what do children witness? The special case of the uninfected child in the HIV-affected family: normal developmental tasks and the child's concerns about illness and death. Uncertainty, stigma, and secrecy: psychological aspects of AIDS for children and adolescents. Adolescents living in families with AIDS. Children and AIDS in a multicultural perspective. What can we learn from children of war?
Part 3: Responding to the needs of children and youth affected by AIDS. A second family? Placement and custody decisions. Toward a child-responsive legal system. Building child- and family-responsive support systems. Today's challenges, tomorrow's dilemmas. Agenda for action.
Part 4: Voices: children, parents, and caregivers.
