Families, Physicians, and Children with Special Health Needs: Collaborative Medical Education Models

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Families of children with special health needs frequently cite difficulties in their communications with physicians and other medical professionals. Indeed, parents of high-risk, chronically ill, and disabled infants often regard interactions with health care providers as one of the most stressful parts of their early experiences with their children. This volume was designed to present a variety of medical education approaches used to overcome this problem. After providing an overview of some of the difficulties faced by physicians and families of children with special health needs in their interactions with one another, the volume examines a number of useful medical education models. The models and viewpoints presented include those of physicians, early intervention professionals, professionals with backgrounds in education, psychology, and sociology, and parents. This volume should be very useful to those involved in designing and evaluating medical education approaches, and those developing public policy for children and the family.

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"Because of dramatic legislative, technological, economic, and philosophical changes in health care, physicians' roles with children who have special health needs, their families, and the community's system of care are profoundly changing. Today's physician must not only master clinical skills, but must learn to practice them in a family-centered, community-based context. In (this book), a group of highly qualified leaders in the field clearly make the case for the changes that need to occur in medical education and provide illustrations from those who are already making these changes. This stimulating volume should be required reading for anyone involved in medical education and the care of children with special health needs."-Larry Edelman, Director Edelman Training and Development Services
"Most people lament the status quo, conceding that change is unattainable. To the contrary, the authors of this book envisioned a new order--a collaborative and empowering family-physician partnership in addressing children's special health needs. Their visions became their reality and now become your reality, as well."-Ann P. Turnbull, Co-Director Beach Center on Families and Disability, University of Kansas
This book is particularly relevant for family medicine educators. The sections on family perspectives are valuable for all physicians and physicians in training. Valuable tips include, for example, breaking bad news, accessing community resources, and achieving the personal rewards physicians gain in caring for and working with these children and their families.-oXFamily Business
This book would be a useful resource for physical therapy practitioners in pediatric settings. It may provide guidance in developing education and training of the many service providers, not only physicians, working with children with special needs and their families.-Physical Therapy
"This book would be a useful resource for physical therapy practitioners in pediatric settings. It may provide guidance in developing education and training of the many service providers, not only physicians, working with children with special needs and their families."-Physical Therapy
"This book is particularly relevant for family medicine educators. The sections on family perspectives are valuable for all physicians and physicians in training. Valuable tips include, for example, breaking bad news, accessing community resources, and achieving the personal rewards physicians gain in caring for and working with these children and their families."-oXFamily Business

Author Bio

ROSALYN BENJAMIN DARLING is Assistant Professor of Sociology, Indiana University of Pennsylvania. MARGO I. PETER is former Project Director of the Medical Home Project of the Hawaii Medical Association.