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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.
Parenting stress among child welfare involved families: differences by child placement
- Authors:
- RODRIGUEZ-JENKINS Jessica, MARCENKO Maureen O.
- Journal article citation:
- Children and Youth Services Review, 46, 2014, pp.19-27.
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
The intersection of parenting stress and maltreatment underscores the importance of understanding the factors associated with parenting stress among child welfare involved families. This study takes advantage of a statewide survey of child welfare involved families to examine parent and child characteristics and concrete resources, in relation to parenting stress. Separate multivariate analyses were conducted by placement status given the difference in day-to-day parenting responsibilities for families receiving in-home supervision compared to those whose children are in out-of-home care. Across both groups, parenting stress was predicted by child mental health, a finding with critical implications for intervention to this vulnerable group of families. Parent mental health also predicted parenting stress for the in-home group and food insecurity predicted parenting stress in the out-of-home group. Findings confirm that stress varies by context and that a multi-dimensional framework, considering both psychosocial and concrete resources, is required to capture contributors to parenting stress. (Publisher abstract)
Short-term psychological interventions on economically disadvantaged families: a systematic review and meta-analysis
- Authors:
- LO Herman Hay Ming, ZHANG Jiwen, CHOI Chun-Wah
- Journal article citation:
- Research on Social Work Practice, 30(3), 2020, pp.330-343.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Purpose: To examine the effects of short-term psychological interventions on reducing family stress of economically disadvantaged families. Method: Systematic review and meta-analytic procedures were used to synthesize the results of randomized controlled studies published between 1980 and 2018. Results: The search yielded 8 studies that included results for 1,538 families in total. The risk of bias varied across studies. The meta-analysis results suggest a small positive effect (g = .38, p < .001) on child behavioral problems. Heterogeneity was relatively high and significant. The research also found small to moderate effects on parenting stress, parental depression, and parenting quality (g ranging from .30 to .51). Discussion: The findings of this review suggest that short-term psychological interventions may reduce the family stress of economically disadvantaged families, with effect sizes that are comparable to those of interventions delivered to ordinary families. Implications for further research and practice are discussed. (Edited publisher abstract)
Enhancing support for the mental wellbeing of parents of children with a disability: developing a resource based on the perspectives of parents and professionals
- Authors:
- GILSON Kim-Michelle, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 43(4), 2018, pp.463-472.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Background: Raising a child with a disability can place significant strain on the mental wellbeing of parents and carers. This study developed a mental wellbeing resource specifically for parents and carers of children and adolescents with a disability. Methods: Interviews with 20 parents and carers and 13 health and disability service professionals were conducted to determine resource content and format. Results: Key information areas for the resource were information about parent/carer wellbeing; understanding the barriers to wellbeing, including lack of support, being unable to ask for help, being isolated from the community, and having insufficient time or income to spend on self; suggestions on how to organise respite; and opportunities for increasing wellbeing. Conclusions: Given parental mental health is key to the quality of life of the child and family, it is recommended that the resource is distributed to parents and professionals, and adapted for different cultural and linguistic backgrounds. (Publisher abstract)
Improving children's outcomes by supporting parental physical and mental health
- Authors:
- BLEWETT James, et al
- Publisher:
- Centre for Excellence and Outcomes in Children and Young People's Services
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 138p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
This research review examines what works in improving the safety, health and wellbeing of children through improving the physical and mental health of mothers, fathers and carers. It presents evidence designed to help service providers to improve services and, ultimately, outcomes for children, young people and their families. There are estimated to be 150,000 young carers in the UK, 30 per cent of who are believed to be caring for adults with mental health needs, over 200,000 children and young people living with a parent whose drug use is problematic, and 1.4 million children are living with at least one parent who drinks excessively. Key findings show that there is an association between parental health difficulties and children’s safety, health and wellbeing, but the exact mechanisms involved are only partially understood. Resilience in children has been identified as a key factor in mediating poor outcomes for them, even in circumstances which might appear to be adverse. Adult services can provide valuable examples of providing a personalised approach to problems in order to produce personalised outcomes. However, access to services by family members is impeded by the current system of gate-keeping by means of thresholds.
Suffer the little children
- Author:
- COHEN Phil
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 17.8.95, 1995, p.25.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
A new project for young carers in Bradford found that many were looking after mentally ill parents.
Split decisions
- Author:
- WEIR Amy
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 1.12.94, 1994, p.18.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Examines the dilemmas faced by professionals supporting mentally ill parents and their children.
When parents have a mental illness
- Author:
- ANYAEGBUNAM Jane
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 13.12.01, 2001, pp.39-40.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
Explains why child and adult services must collaborate if the care of children whose parents have mental health problems is to be improved.
Campaign: cut out and collect. Into the light
- Author:
- -
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 12.10.95, 1995, p.23.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Profiles the work of Camden Young Carers Project and briefly refers to the Children Act and young carers.
'I was assessed as inadequate and as a problem'
- Author:
- SYMINGTON Karen
- Journal article citation:
- Professional Social Work, July 1994, p.13.
- Publisher:
- British Association of Social Workers
Outlines how social services' ignorance about her mental illness ended in her being isolated, unsupported and separated from her son.