TY - JOUR
T1 - Institutional and Professional Attitudes
T2 - Dilemmas for the Chronically III Child
AU - Kohrman, Arthur F.
AU - Diamond, Linda
PY - 1986/1
Y1 - 1986/1
N2 - A majority of children with chronic illness and handicaps enter the systems of care and services through medical institutions. The organization of health care services, reinforced by institutional practices and social attitudes, can run counter to the goals of independence for the child. This discussion addresses the disease-centered structures of services for disabled children and analyzes their orientation toward institutional imperatives rather than toward the concerns of families.
AB - A majority of children with chronic illness and handicaps enter the systems of care and services through medical institutions. The organization of health care services, reinforced by institutional practices and social attitudes, can run counter to the goals of independence for the child. This discussion addresses the disease-centered structures of services for disabled children and analyzes their orientation toward institutional imperatives rather than toward the concerns of families.
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U2 - 10.1177/027112148600500409
DO - 10.1177/027112148600500409
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84970399253
SN - 0271-1214
VL - 5
SP - 82
EP - 91
JO - Topics in Early Childhood Special Education
JF - Topics in Early Childhood Special Education
IS - 4
ER -