Routledge - Helping Children and Families Cope with Parental Illness

When a parent or parental figure faces a diagnosis, the entire family unit undergoes significant changes. Clinical providers must look beyond the individual patient to adopt a family-centered approach to care. This guide provides a comprehensive resource for clinicians to support the entire family system during health crises. Helping Children and Families Cope with Parental Illness offers detailed theoretical frameworks and explores various common parental illnesses and their courses. By utilizing the family assessment tools and evidence-supported intervention programs included in this text, providers can work to reduce negative psychosocial outcomes. These resources are designed to promote resilience within the family unit. Most interventions described are culturally sensitive, making this an essential tool for modern clinical practice. This book helps practitioners move toward a holistic model of care that addresses the needs of both children and parents during difficult medical transitions.