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Invisible Caregivers: Older Adults Raising Children in the Wake of HIV/AIDS
Daphne Joslin (Ed.)
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Description for Invisible Caregivers: Older Adults Raising Children in the Wake of HIV/AIDS
Paperback. This collection covers a variety of issues facing elder caregivers: community health, aging, HIV services, child welfare, education, public policy, and mental health. Editor(s): Joslin, Daphne. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JFFH2; MQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 456.
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 the social programs designed to assist them. Despite this unprecedented caregiving responsibility, older surrogate parents remain relatively invisible, hidden in the shadows of HIV care and the demands of raising a child. The primary goal of Invisible Caregivers is to generate, support, and guide program and policy initiatives designed to meet the needs of elder surrogates ... Read more
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 the social programs designed to assist them. Despite this unprecedented caregiving responsibility, older surrogate parents remain relatively invisible, hidden in the shadows of HIV care and the demands of raising a child. The primary goal of Invisible Caregivers is to generate, support, and guide program and policy initiatives designed to meet the needs of elder surrogates ... Read more
Product Details
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231119375
SKU
KT00002203
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About Daphne Joslin (Ed.)
Daphne Joslin is an associate professor in the department of community health at William Paterson University and director of the university's Institute for Creative Aging.
Reviews for Invisible Caregivers: Older Adults Raising Children in the Wake of HIV/AIDS
A valuable text for anyone interested in learning more about skip-generation parenting. Social Work Today