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Mental handicap: dilemmas of parent - professional relations
- Author:
- DYSON Simon
- Publisher:
- Croom Helm
- Publication year:
- 1987
- Pagination:
- 235p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Beckenham
Mediation and mental incapacity: a case study
- Author:
- LEWIS Jackie
- Journal article citation:
- Family Law, 36, April 2006, pp.327-329.
- Publisher:
- Jordan
This article reports on the case study of a women with learning disabilities who is removed from her parents home to sheltered housing by social services. The parents take legal action to get their daughter returned to their care. After a long process mediation is suggested as an alternative. The article briefly describes the process of mediation and the different parties positions.
Home and away
- Authors:
- GOODISON Lucy, ARMITAGE Jane
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work Today, 14.11.91, 1991, pp.20-21.
- Publisher:
- British Association of Social Workers
Looks at the crucial role social workers play in supporting families from ethnic minorities with a child with learning difficulties.
The role of parents in early intervention: implications for social work
- Authors:
- MAHONEY Gerald, WIGGERS Bridgette
- Journal article citation:
- Children and Schools, 29(1), January 2007, pp.7-15.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Parents need to play an important role in early intervention services to have a significant effect on children's developmental and social-emotional well-being. With some exceptions, the field of early intervention has failed to engage parents as active and primary mediators of the developmental services their children receive. This failure is incompatible both with the developmental theories on which early intervention services are based, as well as the substantially greater number of opportunities parents have to influence children's learning and development compared with school personnel and intervention specialists. Furthermore, an increasing body of empirical evidence has identified parent involvement as a critical ingredient of effective developmental intervention. Theory and research findings demand that early intervention change practices related to parent involvement. Social workers in children and family services may be ideally suited to meeting the need for early intervention professionals who are committed to working with families. This article describes an early intervention training program that is being integrated into the master's degree social work program at Case Western Reserve University.
Romania: legislation and provision of services for people with a mental handicap
- Authors:
- BRANDON David, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work in Europe, 5(2), 1998, pp.55-58.
- Publisher:
- Russell House
Looks at the experience of parents, carers and workers in accessing and understanding current legislation for people with a mental handicap in Romania.
Disseminating information: a method for human service practitioners
- Authors:
- SMITH N.J., et al
- Journal article citation:
- New Technology in the Human Services, 7(4), Summer 1994, pp.9-14.
- Publisher:
- Centre for Human Service Technology
Describes the development of a computer application, funded by the Australian Department of Health, Housing and Community Services, on the management of menstruation to support parents and practitioners in the care of women with an intellectual disability. The system developed, a hypertext database, provided information in a non-linear manner, allowing users to make their own associations between units of information.
Researching unheard voices: parents caring for their adult children who have learning disabilities
- Author:
- LAWRENCE Julie
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work and Social Sciences Review, 19(3), 2017, pp.81-97.
- Publisher:
- Whiting and Birch
The intention of this article is to convey the importance of research with ‘hard to reach’ populations and utilise the outcomes from a qualitative (Doctor of Philosophy) study completed in 2017. Important issues, which involved both social workers located within an adults’ multi-disciplinary team (MDT) and parents who supported their (adult) children with learning disabilities, are discussed throughout. The White Paper Valuing People (Department of Health, 2001) is briefly discussed in relation to the impetus towards supporting parents and informal carers. Furthermore, the notion of health and social care integration and its progress is also highlighted, with a focus upon how progress (or not) has had an effect upon parents supporting an (adult) child with learning disabilities. Creative methods of parental engagement are revealed, which highlight the complexities of supporting a son or a daughter with learning disabilities. Stanfield’s (2000) Four-level Framework has been utilised as the basis for data generation and the analysis of the findings. The ‘lived experiences’ of parents who received statutory services are presented as five individual case studies, which discuss their sons’ and daughters’ support arrangements. The Mental Capacity Act, 2005 has been referred to in this article as the underpinning legislation which brought about changes for the parents and the circumstances of their children. Consequently, the parents discussed their changing relationships with social workers as a result of using this legislation. All the parents (n=5) illustrated the significance of social workers’ support and how their input had made a positive difference to their lives. The findings from this research study were shared with social workers and allied health professionals located within the learning disabilities service. The purpose was to present ‘new knowledge’ about the lives of parents receiving multi-disciplinary services. (Edited publisher abstract)
Groups for parents with intellectual disabilities: a qualitative analysis of experiences
- Authors:
- GUSTAVSSON Marie, STARKE Mikaela
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 30(4), 2017, pp.638-647.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Background: Parents with intellectual disabilities (IDs) are often socially isolated and need support. Materials and Methods: This qualitative study is based on participant observations of a group for parents with with intellectual disabilities. Data were categorised and interpreted in the framework of social capital and symbolic interactionism. Results: Being a part of the parent group provided parents with a social network, which had the potential to be supportive in everyday life. The social workers in the group were seen as allies, and parents appeared to trust them and felt they could seek advice and tell them about their personal problems. The parents sometimes asked for advice about how to handle contacts with other professionals in their everyday life. The parents valued the social contact with the other parents. Conclusions: The group provided the parents with the opportunity to meet both other parents and two social workers. The group gave a greater number of social relations, adding to the parents' social capital and helping to reduce social isolation. (Publisher abstract)
Expectations of Greek parents about employment opportunities for their child with learning disabilities: implications for social workers
- Authors:
- ARONI Despoina, HEGARTY John, PHILALITHIS Anastas
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Work Practice, 27(4), 2013, pp.357-373.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
A survey was carried out in Heraklion, Crete, to determine the expectations on employment of all parents who had a child with learning disabilities (LDs) between the age of 14 and 45 years, living with them and having participated in some educational or vocational programme for at least 1 year. From the 310 families, which fulfilled the criteria for admission in the current study, 176 families participated. The research method chosen was a structured interview. The results demonstrated that parents expected their LD child not to work or to work in a sheltered workshop whereas, ideally, most parents wanted some form of competitive employment for their children. The findings suggest that social workers and other professionals should inform parents more positively about the potential abilities of their children and emphasise the importance of a job for all parties involved. (Publisher abstract)
Guardianship and young adults: the use of welfare guardianship under the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000 for people aged under 25
- Author:
- MENTAL WELFARE COMMISSION FOR SCOTLAND
- Publisher:
- Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 24p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
In the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000, welfare guardianship provides the means to protect people who lack capacity to make particular decisions or take particular actions for themselves. The use of guardianship has been increasing for adults under 25, including those with mild to moderate learning disability, and the majority of applications for guardianship, which were previously made by local authorities, are now being made by parents. This research examined: what information private guardians are given about the role; how aware private guardians are of their statutory responsibilities; the views of private guardians on the involvement of social workers; the preparation and support given to supervising officers and delegated guardians; the systems in place for appointment of supervisors and responsible officers; the governance arrangements to ensure that supervisors and responsible officers are fulfilling their statutory requirements; the views of guardians and supervising officers of their impact; and the methods of recording contacts by supervisors and responsible officers. Data was collected from 50 guardianship cases, comprising 39 private cases and 11 local authority orders. Interviews were held with 38 private guardians, 29 supervising officers and 11 responsible officers. This report discusses the findings from these private guardians and social workers, and provides a number of key findings and recommendations.