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What’s Hope got to do with it?- Coping, resilience and hope for mothers of a child with disability
Dr Lorelei Carpenter , Elke Emerald

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This paper is an exploration of the theoretical grounds of resilience and hope. In our previous work with women who mother children with ADHD or ASD we found that many women are themselves disabled by their child's disability; they are isolateresild, marginalised and silenced (Carpenter & emerald 2009; Carpenter & Austin 2007). Yet, these women persevere in the face of the ongoing challenges of mothering a child with a disability. We now ask: is this resilience they show, or hope or is it something else again?

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Recorded: July 2010 Brisbane, Australia
Coping Resilience & Hope Building, Asia Pacific Regional Conference
Organiser: The Brisbane Institute of Strengths Based Practice

Lorelei Carpenter

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TITLE	SPEAKER	DURATION
What’s Hope got to do with it?- Coping, resilience and hope for mothers of a child with disability	Lorelei Carpenter Elke Emerald	18'48"
What’s Hope got to do with it?- Coping, resilience and hope for mothers of a child with disability	Lorelei Carpenter Elke Emerald
What’s Hope got to do with it?- Coping, resilience and hope for mothers of a child with disability	Lorelei Carpenter Elke Emerald

Dr Lorelei Carpenter

Dr Lorelei Carpenter teaches in special education and educational counselling at Griffith tJniversity School of Education and Professional Studies, Her recent research examines the social and political conditions of mothering, especially in the context of a child with disability. Dr Carpenter is currently examining the concept of resilience in this context.

Elke Emerald teaches in research methodology and communication at Griffith University School of Education and Professional Studies. The recently published book Stories from the Margin with colleague, Dr Lorerlei Carpenter, examines the context of mothering a child with ADHD or ASD, elke emerald formerly published as Helena Austin.