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Young carers: challenging the facts and politics of research into children and caring
- Author:
- OLSEN Richard
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 11(1), March 1996, pp.41-54.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Argues that our knowledge of what young carers do and how they differ from other children, is extremely limited. Without this information, practice recommendations will be base on guesswork and prejudice. Argues that the existing literature pays lip service to the support, or lack of it, that disabled people need to empower them as parents. Also reviews research into the relationship between disability and parenting. Research has tended to involve the search for the negative impact of an adult's disability on a child's growth, intelligence and adjustment. This has therefore told us little about how parental disability affects the domestic and caring tasks of children. Sees that there is a conceptual hole in the middle of our existing awareness about caring and childhood, with which future research must attempt to grapple.
Disabled parents: examining research assumptions
- Authors:
- OLSEN Richard, WATES Michele
- Publisher:
- Research in Practice
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 70p.,bibliog
- Place of publication:
- Dartington
This review identifies and reviews the existing research on disabled parents and 'young carers' outlining three perspectives: personal, ecological, and organisational. It addresses new directions that could be taken in terms of good and supportive practice. It places this within the legislative, policy and practice context. review. Although it is crucial to the welfare of children that all parents are well supported, much evidence has emerged over the past decade pointing to the fact that it is very hard for parents with chronic illnesses, physical and/or sensory impairments, Deaf parents, those with learning difficulties, those with particular mental health needs and those with drug or alcohol related issues, to access information, resources and support to help them fulfil their parenting responsibilities. This has had serious implications for the welfare of large numbers of families. These groups of parents are collectively described in this review as disabled parents.
A sideways glance at young carers
- Authors:
- PARKER Gillian, OLSEN Richard
- Publisher:
- University of Leicester. Nuffield Community Care Studies Unit
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 13p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Leicester
Paper questioning the balance of recent interest in the topic of young cares.