Dr Ann Edworthy, who runs our Stress Counselling helpline wrote this book based on her years of practical and research experience in stress counselling. It gives practical advice that aims to help carers ease some of their stress.
You can download the book by clicking on the picture or link to the right. You will need Adobe Reader to view the file, this is available for free from their website.
Chapters
- What this book can do for you
- What this research discovered
- What is stress?
- Recognising stress in ourselves and others
- Personality and stress
- Stress and health
- Helping with the problems
- Finding and using information
- Welfare benefits
- Welfare services
- Processes in Education
- The rights of parents and carers
- Respite care
- Residential care
- Making legal provisions for a disabled child
- Nineteen onwards
- Adapting a home
- Referrals and second opinions
- Final thoughts