Impact: Feature Issue on Supporting the Social Well-Being of Children and Youth with Disabilities

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Part of the Impact series.

Managing Editor(s)

Vicki D Gaylord

Editor(s)

Susan Palmer, Linda Heyne, Jo Montie, Brian H Abery

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Free

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1 for Free, 2 or more copies for $4.00 each

Pages:

40

Description

A newsletter issue presenting practical and insightful articles about supporting the social well-being of children and youth with intellectual, developmental and other disabilities in the settings where they live their lives: schools, youth programs, neighborhoods, communities, homes. Social well-being is essential to overall health and quality of life for all children and youth. However, children and youth with disabilities are often at higher risk for experiencing lower levels of social, and related emotional, well-being than their peers without disabilities. They are among those more likely to be bullied and harassed, have a small number of friends outside their families, and participate in few extracurricular activities. This means that the adults in their lives need to be proactive in supporting and strengthening the social well-being of these young people. This Impact issue focuses on what adults can do to create and sustain environments that contribute to social well-being, rather than social harm, for young people with disabilities and their peers without disabilities. It includes personal stories of young people, their families and friends; practical strategies for school and community settings; research summaries and profiles of successful programs; and resources for use by educators, families, youth leaders, and others who desire to support the social growth and well-being of all our young people.

Details

Date

Spring/Summer 2011 

Type

Newsletter 

Edition

Volume 24, Number 1

Contact

ICI Publications Office to request a free print copy at icipub@umn.edu

Publisher

Institute on Community Integration, University of Minnesota

Co-publisher

Research and Training Center on Community Living (RTC-CL)