NASHVILLE, Tenn. — What changes does a family go through when one of
its members has a disability? Marsha Seltzer, Vaughn Bascom Professor
of Social Work at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, will discuss her
research on this topic at the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Research on
Human Development Thursday, Feb. 17, at 4 p.m.
Seltzer‘s research studies families over extensive periods of time,
with one study tracing the impact over 40 years in the lives of parents
who have a child with either developmental disabilities or
schizophrenia. She is currently conducting a study of 405 families with
an adolescent or adult son or daughter with autism.
Seltzer is a member of the national Sibling Research Consortium led
by the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center Research Program on Families. Her
lecture will take place at the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center/MRL Building,
Room 241. The lecture is free and open to the public.
The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center is a national center for research on
development and developmental disabilities. For more information,
contact Stephanie Comer at 615-322-8240 or visit http://kc.vanderbilt.edu.
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