The Role of Grandparents in the Social Support System of Mothers of Children with a Physical Disability

2000 ◽  
Vol 81 (4) ◽  
pp. 370-381 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liora S. Findler
2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
W akar Amin

History is witness to the fact that warring factions in any armed conflict often commit several human rights violations like murder, rape, torture etc., and the act of disappearance of person is one among them. While the persons who are subjected to disappearance are the primary victims, the families they leave behind are the secondary victims. The situation makes families of the disappeared person suffer great anguish when their loved ones go disappeared. The phenomenon produces anguish, fear and unspeakable sorrow for thousands of families. Appreciating the importance of social work professionals in helping families deal effective with their life situations the present paper aims to provide a case for social work interventional techniques of Social Support System (SSS) and Case Management to modify and make the social environment conducive for the families to live a normal life.


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