Invisible Caregivers : : Older Adults Raising Children in the Wake of HIV/AIDS / / ed. by Daphne Joslin.

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 th...

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Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [2002]
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Year of Publication:2002
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (288 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • List of Contributors
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Caregiving Profiles
  • 3. Stigma, Isolation, and Support for HIV-Affected Elder Parental Surrogates
  • 4. Death and Bereavement Issues
  • 5. Physical Health and Emotional Well-Being
  • 6. Stress and Social Support in Older Caregivers of Children with HIV/AIDS: An Intervention Model
  • 7. Caring for the HIV-Infected Child
  • 8. Their Second Chance: Grandparents Caring for Their Grandchildren
  • 9. Custody and Permanency Planning
  • 10. Case Management Challenges and Strategies
  • 11. Caregivers and the Educational System
  • 12. Immigrant and Migrant Families
  • 13. Policy Implications for HIV-Affected Older Relative Caregivers
  • 14. Global Implications
  • 15. Conclusion
  • Index