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Out-of-home placement of school-age children with disabilities and high support needs
- Authors:
- LLEWELLYN Gwynnyth, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 18(1), March 2005, pp.1-6.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
This study explored the relationship between family life variables and out-of-home placement tendency for families of school-age children with disabilities and high support needs. This study was a prospective cohort study of 81 families with children with disabilities and high support needs aged between 6 and 13 years. There were two waves of data collection 12–18 months apart involving in-depth interviews with the primary carer. Out-of-home placement tendency was associated with three interrelated family life variables: (i) difficulty balancing the demands of caring and the needs of other family members; (ii) sharing workload and responsibility; and (iii) integrating the child into the everyday world. Family capacity to continue balancing the demands of caring and the needs of other family members is central to maintaining family-based placement.