Coping Responses And Emotional Distress In Fathers Of Children With Special Needs And “Redreaming” As A Creative Intervention

Keywords

Children; Coping responses; Counseling; Creative intervention; Distress; Fathers; Mental health; Special needs

Abstract

Parents dream that their children will have every benefit possible to survive and thrive in the world. When their children have special needs, these dreams are challenged. Parents must adjust to the needs of their child and to the loss of this aspect of their dream. Common challenges and considerations when working with fathers of children with special needs are presented. “R ed reamin g,” an intervention to facilitate positive reappraisal, and creative approaches are also presented.

Publication Date

1-1-2015

Publication Title

Creative Interventions in Grief and Loss Therapy: When the Music Stops, a Dream Dies

Number of Pages

253-271

Document Type

Article; Book Chapter

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1300/J456v01n03_16

Socpus ID

84869683206 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84869683206

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