Developing a support group for families with children with disabilities in a Canadian Chinese church community.
This article presents an overview of the difficulties families face when raising a child with disability. With language barriers and limited support, immigrant families have difficulties in locating necessary resources for their children. The experience of a support group for parents with children with disabilities in a Canadian Chinese immigrant church is reported and discussed.
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Tyndale Seminary, 25 Ballyconnor Court, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M2M 4B3.
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D000293:Adolescent; D002170:Canada; D002648:Child; D002668:Child Rearing / Q000523:psychology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002681:China / Q000208:ethnology; D002835:Christianity; D019988:Children with Disabilities; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D010327:Pastoral Care; D012657:Self-Help Groups