PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH

Physical and Mental Health Experiences of African American grandparents raising their grand children

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ABSTRACT

Breadth

The objective of this KAM V is to acquire knowledge of the experiences of African American grandparents who are caring for their grand children as primary caregivers. This will be demonstrated within the Breadth component as an overview of the historical evolution of family dynamics, specifically the emotional and physical energy attached to raising grandchildren. Within the Depth component, there will be an annotated bibliography critiquing current literature on overall experiences of the African American grandparents while providing care for their grandchildren. In the application component, a training manual will be designed for African American grandparents and grandparents of other ethnicity raising their grand children in the San Francisco Bay Area. The purpose of this proposal is to provide the society and the community the understanding of the unique experience of African American grandparents raising their grandchildren in relation to how they interact with their environment.

ABSTRACT

Depth

The Depth section will review current articles that will form an annotated bibliography representative of general systems theory. The concepts from the reviewed literature reveal Physical and Mental Health of African American grandparents raising their grand children, development and development of generic health care programs. The literature will also review the frameworks for efficient health care promotion and disease prevention.

ABSTRACT

Application

The Application demonstration will illustrate a research proposal outline using the concepts of Physical and Mental Health of African American grandparents raising their grand children. Grandparents care includes all racial and ethnic minority groups, is particularly prevalent in African American families. In mid 2006, 13.5 percent of black children living with grandparents or other relatives, compared with 6.5 percent of Hispanic children and 4.1 percent of white children.

Table of Contents

BREADTH7

THEORIES OF Grandparents raising their child7

Introduction7

Synthesis of major concepts22

Systems Concepts22

Grandchildren Features23

Characteristics of grandparents24

Parents, guardians of intergenerational exchange26

Conclusion27

Breadth Summary29

DEPTH31

CURRENT RESEARCH IN ORGANIZATIONAL AND SOCIAL SYSTEMS31

Annotated Bibliography31

Literature Review38

Grandparents Caring for African Americans38

Grand parenting41

Meaning of grandchildren to grandparents41

Support Resources42

Grandparents and parents44

Protection of Afro-American children (1945 onwards)45

Informal adoptions in Midwest47

Conclusion49

Application52

PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE IN ORGANIZATIONAL AND SOCIAL52

SYSTEMS52

Introduction52

Background52

Institutionalization of African American children52

Research Design and Methods53

Study Design54

Sample54

Measures56

Discussion60

Conclusion76

REFERENCES83

APPENDIX121

BREADTH

THEORIES OF Grandparents raising their child

Introduction

Intergenerational African American families, where the grandmother is the primary caregiver of grandchildren and great-grandchildren, are expanding rapidly in the American society. Over the past decade, researchers and principle manufacturers have shown substantial concern over the increases in grandparent maintained households. This concern has stimulated an expansion of research on grandparent caregiving on a broad variety of issues. Among these are the impact of multiple roles on health, causes for the rapid increase, problems and needs, social structure and expanded family relationships, social support, role satisfaction, the impact of the AIDS and crack-cocaine outbreaks, and emotional/physical well-being (Brown and Monye, l995; Burton, l992; Burton, l996; Burton and Dilworth-Anderson, l991; Caliandro and Hughes, l998; Dilworth-Anderson, l992; Dilworth-Anderson, l994; Emick and Hayslip, l996; Hayslip, Shore, Henderson, & Lambert, l998; Hunter, l997; Jendrek, l 994; Joplin & Brouard, l995; Kivett, l991; Minkler and Roe, ...