Parenting adolescents with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: analysis of the literature for social work practice.
Parenting an adolescent with ADHD presents a number of unique challenges and stressors. Social workers can play an important role in providing psychosocial therapies for clients with ADHD and their families. However, practice with this population has not been well-addressed in the social work literature. This article analyzes theories of parenting stress; stress, appraisal, and coping theory; and the research literature about parenting and ADHD, with a focus on relevance for social work practice.
McCleary
Lynn
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Kunin-Lunenfeld Applied Research Unit, Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care, 3560 Bathurst Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M6A 2E1. lmccleary@klaru-baycrest.on.ca
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity; D006801:Humans; D016487:Parenting / Q000523:psychology*; D020377:Self Efficacy; D012949:Social Work, Psychiatric; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy