Challenged: a Tribute (ePub)
One Man's True Story of Caring For, Laughing with and Learning from People with Special Needs
(Sprache: Englisch)
PRAISE FOR CHALLENGED: A TRIBUTE
Inspiring, encouraging, and a few surprises. Challenged is a well-written story that makes you laugh, cry and reflect on the good old days and the many positive changes in our field over the past 30 years. Steve Grieger...
Inspiring, encouraging, and a few surprises. Challenged is a well-written story that makes you laugh, cry and reflect on the good old days and the many positive changes in our field over the past 30 years. Steve Grieger...
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PRAISE FOR CHALLENGED: A TRIBUTE
Inspiring, encouraging, and a few surprises. Challenged is a well-written story that makes you laugh, cry and reflect on the good old days and the many positive changes in our field over the past 30 years. Steve Grieger has seen it all... Sharing his successes and challenges of everyday life!
--Mark R. Klaus, Executive Director, Home of Guiding Hands
Written by someone with intimate knowledge of what it's like to be around grown-ups with mental retardation, this book will surely resonate among those in that difficult field who often feel that they are the ones who are 'challenged.' The book is highly humorous, which is part of its attraction. When working with these individual, there are laughs in every day, and these happy moments cover up some of the tears and fears that caregivers feel for their fragile, special charges. Kudos to Mr. Grieger.*
--Barbara Bamberger Scott, U.S. Review of Books (*RECOMMENDED)
Mr. Griegers witty and insightful book speaks to the heart of the human spirit. Through a series of eye-opening adventures it presents a unique and fascinating world, one that deserves recognition, filled with the joys and heartbreaks of self-discovery It is an important contribution to the field of intellectual disabilities and other allied professions, and would make a wonderful addition to any classroom or home library.
--Dr. Tomeka S. Williams, Ph.D., clinical psychologist, BA Center for Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Inspiring, encouraging, and a few surprises. Challenged is a well-written story that makes you laugh, cry and reflect on the good old days and the many positive changes in our field over the past 30 years. Steve Grieger has seen it all... Sharing his successes and challenges of everyday life!
--Mark R. Klaus, Executive Director, Home of Guiding Hands
Written by someone with intimate knowledge of what it's like to be around grown-ups with mental retardation, this book will surely resonate among those in that difficult field who often feel that they are the ones who are 'challenged.' The book is highly humorous, which is part of its attraction. When working with these individual, there are laughs in every day, and these happy moments cover up some of the tears and fears that caregivers feel for their fragile, special charges. Kudos to Mr. Grieger.*
--Barbara Bamberger Scott, U.S. Review of Books (*RECOMMENDED)
Mr. Griegers witty and insightful book speaks to the heart of the human spirit. Through a series of eye-opening adventures it presents a unique and fascinating world, one that deserves recognition, filled with the joys and heartbreaks of self-discovery It is an important contribution to the field of intellectual disabilities and other allied professions, and would make a wonderful addition to any classroom or home library.
--Dr. Tomeka S. Williams, Ph.D., clinical psychologist, BA Center for Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Autoren-Porträt von Steve Grieger
STEVE GRIEGER lives in San Diego, California, where he supervises three community group homes for people with developmental disabilities. He has been a featured presenter at conferences for the National Association for QDDPs and Developmental Services Network, Inc., and is actively involved in the People First self-advocacy movement. His varied accomplishments include chef, screenwriter, playwright and teacher, but he is most proud of his longevity as a caregiver/administrator in the special needs field.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Steve Grieger
- 2012, 240 Seiten, Englisch
- Verlag: Xlibris US
- ISBN-10: 1479705284
- ISBN-13: 9781479705283
- Erscheinungsdatum: 13.09.2012
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