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'Like bees round the honeypot' social work responses to parents with mental health needs
- Authors:
- HUGMAN Richard, PHILLIPS Nigel
- Journal article citation:
- Practice: Social Work in Action, 6(3), 1992, pp.193-205.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
When service users with mental health needs also are parents social work, along with other professions, often has tended to separate these roles, with unhelpful consequences. This article reports research which looked at the views of parents with mental health needs concerning professional responses, focusing particularly on social work. It examines their experiences of parenting and mental health difficulties in relation to social workers' responses to these two areas of their lives, and suggests that social workers must address aspects together to provide appropriate responses.
Child safety decisions and parental mental health problems: a new analysis of mediating factors
- Authors:
- ROSCOE Joseph N., LERY Bridgette, THOMPSON Doug
- Journal article citation:
- Child Abuse and Neglect, 120, 2021, p.105202.
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
Background: Our previous study showed that parents with mental health problems or substance abuse are at increased risk of having children removed from the home, primarily due to caregiving deficits, neglect, and prenatal exposure to substances, not physical abuse. Objective: Using a larger sample and more rigorous analysis, the present study improves and expand upon the previous study, yielding more robust explanations for why these children are at increased risk of removal. Participants and setting: The study uses a sample of 4070 Structured Decision Making® assessments conducted by San Francisco's Child Welfare provider involving parents reported for the first time from 2007 to 2015. Methods: Using structural equation modeling, mediation models were constructed to test the indirect effects of thirteen child safety threats on safety decision. Results: Four threats explained 95% of the effect of mental health problems on safety decision, two of which retained significance in the final model: Failure to Meet Immediate Needs (OR = 1.26, p ≤ 0.01) and Previous Maltreatment (OR = 1.24, p ≤ 0.05). Seven safety threats explained 91% of the effect of co-occurring mental health problems and substance abuse, two of which retained significance in the final model: Failure to Meet Immediate Needs (OR = 1.78, p ≤ 0.001) and Physical Harm (Drug-Exposed Infant; OR = 1.57, p ≤ 0.001). Conclusions: As previously shown, parental mental health problems and substance abuse are not ipso facto safety threats. Rather, unmet child needs account for much of the increased risk of child removal in this population, underscoring the importance of timely resource referrals. (Edited publisher abstract)
The relationship between parent and child reports of parental supportiveness and psychopathology of sexually abused children
- Authors:
- AVERY Lisa, MASSAT Carol Rippey, LUNDY Marta
- Journal article citation:
- Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal, 15(3), June 1998, pp.187-205.
- Publisher:
- Springer
This study of 54 sexually abused children and their non-offending parents found that although most non-offending parents were supportive of their children, the children reported considerable distress. Although there was no significant difference in mean levels of support reported by parents and children, the two measures were not significantly correlated. This suggests that parents and children perceive supportive behaviour differently, although both constructs are of importance. Multiple regression analysis found that both child and parent reports of parental support were predictive of levels of child psychopathology, but that child estimates were a stronger predictor.
Guidance for parents and carers on supporting children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic
- Author:
- PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND
- Publisher:
- Public Health England
- Publication year:
- 2020
- Place of publication:
- London
Advice for parents and carers on looking after the mental health and wellbeing of children or young people, including those with additional needs and disabilities, during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. The advice covers helping children and young people cope with stress, supporting children and young people who are accessing mental health services, and coping with bullying. It also includes specific advice for those supporting children and young people with learning disabilities, Autistic children and young people, children or young people with physical health issues, and young carers. [Updated 16 March 2021] (Edited publisher abstract)
What does “recovery” from mental illness and addiction mean? Perspectives from child protection social workers and from parents living with mental distress
- Authors:
- SCOTT Anne Lorraine, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Children and Youth Services Review, 87, 2018, pp.95-102.
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
The mental health consumer movement initiated the development of the recovery approach, in which self-determination, human rights and the living of a hopeful life superseded merely symptom management for people living with mental illnesses and addictions. To what degree has this reimagined path to recovery shaped social work practice? In this paper we analyse the perspectives of eleven social workers doing child protection work in Aotearoa New Zealand. We examine also the accounts of thirteen parents living with mental illness or addiction who have been involved in child custody investigations in Aotearoa New Zealand. We ask whether the social workers understand recovery as possible for such parents, and if so, how they see it occurring. We found that there is a substantial difference between the way the social workers and the parents conceived of such ‘recovery’. While parents' descriptions of recovery reflected those of the mental health consumer movement, social workers tended to operate with a focus on clinical intervention, symptom and risk management. (Edited publisher abstract)
Impact of mid-life symptoms of alcoholism on the health and wellbeing of aging parents of adults with disabilities
- Authors:
- GHOSHA Subharati, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 59(1), 2016, pp.56-72.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
The study examined the effect of adult children’s disability on parents’ physical health in later life and the extent to which parents’ symptoms of alcoholism in mid-life moderates the link between children’s disability and later life parental health. Analyses are based on data from the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study. The analytic sample included parents of children with developmental disabilities (n = 145) or mental health problems (n = 200) and 2,432 parents of unaffected children. The results showed that the negative health consequences in later life of having a child with a developmental disability were greater for those who showed more symptoms of alcoholism in mid-life. However, symptoms of alcoholism in mid-life did not significantly moderate the impact of an adult child’s mental health problems on parents’ later life physical health. The findings suggest a potential area where gerontological social workers could intervene, given the negative impact of symptoms of alcoholism on the health of ageing parents of children with a disability who may be significantly more susceptible to the negative health impacts of alcohol compared to their younger counterparts. (Edited publisher abstract)
Factors promoting mental health of adolescents who have a parent with mental illness: a longitudinal study
- Authors:
- LOON L.M A.van, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Child and Youth Care Forum, 44(6), 2015, pp.777-799.
- Publisher:
- Springer
Background: Children of parents with mental illness have an elevated risk of developing a range of mental health and psychosocial problems. Yet many of these children remain mentally healthy. Objective: The present study aimed to get insight into factors that protect these children from developing internalising and externalising problems. Methods: Several possible individual, parent–child, and family protective factors were examined cross-sectionally and longitudinally in a sample of 112 adolescents. A control group of 122 adolescents whose parents have no mental illness was included to explore whether the protective factors were different between adolescents with and without a parent with mental illness. Results: Cross-sectional analyses revealed that high self-esteem and low use of passive coping strategies were related to fewer internalising and externalising problems. Greater self-disclosure was related to fewer internalising problems and more parental monitoring was related to fewer externalising problems. Active coping strategies, parental support, and family factors such as cohesion were unrelated to adolescent problem behaviour. Longitudinal analyses showed that active coping, parental monitoring, and self-disclosure were protective against developing internalising problems 2 years later. The authors found no protective factors for externalising problems. Moderation analyses showed that the relationships between possible protective factors and adolescent problem behaviour were not different for adolescents with and without a parent with mental illness. Conclusions: The findings suggest that adolescents’ active coping strategies and parent–child communication may be promising factors to focus on in interventions aimed at preventing the development of internalising problems by adolescents who have a parent with mental illness. (Edited publisher abstract)
Parental perceptions of the importance of adolescent mental health information
- Authors:
- FOSTER Lovie Jewell Jackson, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Health and Social Work, 40(3), 2015, pp.e117-e125.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Improving health care providers’ ability to address adolescent mental health is a major public health priority. Because parents are a critical gateway to children’s health care, this study investigated factors related to parents’ perceived need for mental health information to help their adolescent child. In this cross-sectional survey of parents accompanying adolescents in two urban paediatric health care practices in the United States, parents ranked adolescent preventive health topics they believed were most important to receive information about to ensure the health of their adolescent. Multivariable logistic regression determined correlates of parental perceptions. Among the 265 parent participants, 60 percent identified at least one mental health topic as important. These parents were more likely to be white, to recall a health care provider discussing adolescent mental health, and to be accompanying an adolescent for an acute care or referral visit. Parents were less likely to see a need for mental health information if the study clinic was their child’s usual source of care. Findings suggest that many parents are receptive to receiving mental health information in paediatric primary care settings. Future research is needed to understand racial differences in parental receptivity to mental health information in paediatric primary care settings and ways to effectively deliver preventive mental health information. (Edited publisher abstract)
Use of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire to assess the mental health needs of children and adolescents with intellectual disabilities
- Author:
- EMERSON Eric
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 30(1), March 2005, pp.14-23.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Over the last decade increased attention has been paid to identifying and responding to the mental health needs of children and adolescents with intellectual disabilities. There is, however, little information available on the use of self-report scales by young people with intellectual disabilities. This study sought to determine the reliability and validity of the child, carer and teacher versions of the extended Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) when used with this population. Secondary analysis was undertaken of a nationally representative survey of the mental health of 4,449 children between 11 and 15 years of age in Great Britain. Data were extracted on an operationally defined sub-sample of 98 children with intellectual disabilities, and on 4,074 children without intellectual disabilities.All scales on the SDQ proved to be internally consistent. Acceptable levels of validity were found by examining: (1) correspondence between parallel child, carer and teacher versions of the SDQ; (2) association between SDQ scores and ICD-10 diagnoses. The results conclude that the extended SDQ appears to provide a simple robust measure of the mental health needs of children and adolescents with intellectual disabilities.
Differential effects of support providers on adolescents' mental health
- Authors:
- COLAROSSI Lisa, ECCLES Jacquelynne
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work Research, 27(1), March 2003, pp.19-30.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
This prospective study examined the differential effects of parent, teacher, and peer social support on depression and self-esteem of 217 American adolescents, ages 15-18. Results indicate that female adolescents perceived significantly more support from friends than male adolescents did, whereas male adolescents perceived significant more support from fathers than female adolescents did. No gender differences were found in perceptions of support from mothers or teachers. Boys and girls perceived the least amount of support from fathers compared with other providers. Self-esteem was significantly, positively affected by friend and teacher support.