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The role of the family therapist in supportive services to families with handicapped children

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The family therapist can play a critical role in assisting families of handicapped children develop positive functioning patterns. In this paper the author identifies a number of typical interactional difficulties found in these families together with the unique challenges they place before the family therapist and strategies that she has found to be effective in working with them on their relationship problems.

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  1. University of Wyoming, 1500 E 12th Street, 82601, Casper, Wyoming

    Patricia A. Boyer

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Boyer, P.A. The role of the family therapist in supportive services to families with handicapped children. Clin Soc Work J 14, 250–261 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00755857

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