Counseling Parents of Handicapped Children: An Empathic Approach.

Prescott, Mary R.; Hulnick, H. Ronald

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ERIC Number: EJ213908

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Publication Date: 1979-Dec

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Counseling Parents of Handicapped Children: An Empathic Approach.

Prescott, Mary R.; Hulnick, H. Ronald

Personnel and Guidance Journal, v58 n4 p263-66 Dec 1979

Parenting a handicapped child can be perceived as an opportunity for personal growth. Given this orientation, the truly empathic counselor assists parents in learning the skills and attitudes needed to deal effectively with their child and to learn to transform their own pain into caring and love. (Author)

Descriptors: Counseling Services, Emotional Development, Empathy, Handicapped Children, Individual Needs, Parent Counseling, Parent Role, Parents

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses

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Language: English

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