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Transformations in a modern family with a person with disabilities

Summary/Abstract: Background – Nowadays the family, in the era of postmodernism and in the world of VUCA, undergoes various transformations that concern both its structure, functioning, the performance of family roles, and family ties. The family functioning with a person with a disability is also subject to these transformations, both when the disability concerns the child and the parent. Aims – The aim of the article was to show the changes that are taking place in a family with a person with disabilities, as well as to discuss the problems occurring in it and the possibilities of support in overcoming them. Methodology – The article is a review, focusing on an analysis of the issue based on the literature. Results – The article is devoted to selected transformations in a family with a disabled person. The problems of the functioning of a family in which a child with a disability is raised or in which the disability directly affects the parents themselves are presented. The problems and difficulties faced by these families as they try to cope with the most current challenges of the present day are discussed. Moreover, the issue of the complex determinants of family functioning in the face of disability is discussed, especially in the context of changing social attitudes towards disability. Conclusions – The transformations in a family with a person with a disability are taking place against the background of societal-wide changes. They are complex and diverse and involve many different areas. A family experiencing an accumulation of problems requires specific support, which should be redefined and, above all, rationalised.

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