Initiating group process with parents of multihandicapped children.
Resistance, tacit and otherwise, should be expected when attempting to introduce group process in a medically oriented setting where concern about the emotional sequelae of physical disabilities is minimal. A "street corner" approach was used to motivate parents of young children with severe handicaps to participate in a "workshop" program addressed to concrete concerns of child care, while at the same time dealing with parental feelings of shame and guilt arising from the birth of a physically defective child.
D001290:Attitude; D002654:Child Care; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003142:Communication; D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D006126:Group Processes; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010290:Parents