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Resilience And Post-Traumatic Growth In Parents Of Children With Special Needs, Elizabeth A. Sidener
Resilience And Post-Traumatic Growth In Parents Of Children With Special Needs, Elizabeth A. Sidener
OSR Journal of Student Research
From the day their child is diagnosed, parents of children with special needs are traveling on a journey of extremes. The stress parents experience can lead down many paths filled with stress, worries, and concerns as their constant companion. These conditions exert extreme pressure on parents and can lead to life-altering changes. Parents who are resilient and able to cope with continuous change will ultimately weave through the unknown to a place of positive growth known as post-traumatic growth. The research project was based on qualitative data obtained from interviews with eleven parents of children with special needs.
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