Listening to Families: Rivas Family: Hopes of a Strong Immigrant Family on Fragile Ground

Resource Type

Video - Parent

Description

"In Spanish, with subtitles. Mother, father, four children. The two boys, five and seven, have sex-linked mental retardation; the girls are 14 months and four years old. The parents are from rural El Salvador. The focus is on the family's hopes for the children, the parents' understanding of the boys' disabilities and abilities, EI services available, the parents' employment difficulties, and the support from the extended family and the church community. Family is limited-income, Latino. Setting: family home. Family Consultant: Elena Cohen, MSW." -Child Development Media, Inc.

Ages

All Ages

Age Groups

Adulthood (22+)

Languages

Spanish, English

Availability

• Child Development Media, Inc. - An extensive collection of video tapes and training materials concerning parenting and children.
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