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Good practice guidance on working with parents with learning disabilities
- Author:
- WORKING TOGETHER WITH PARENTS NETWORK
- Publisher:
- University of Bristol. Norah Fry Centre for Disability Studies
- Publication year:
- 2021
- Pagination:
- 107
Update of the 2016 Working Together with Parents Network good practice guidance on working with parents with a learning disability. This guidance contains information for anyone working with a family affected by parental learning disability including good practice where safeguarding procedures are necessary and situations where no child protection issues have been formally raised. The updated guide includes reference to the Public Law Working Group’s Report (March 2021); the Vulnerable Persons participation in proceedings, Family Court Rules (2017); independent advocacy support; substituted parenting; post-proceedings support, and contains additional resources in the appendices. As multi-agency working is a key aspect of good practice, the guidance is concerned with social care, health and education services and with the role of both statutory and independent sector services. The guidance is in three main sections. Section 1, looks at key features of good practice for both children’s and adult services, in working to support families affected by parental learning disability. It highlights five key features: accessible information and communication; clear and co-ordinated referral and assessment procedures and processes, eligibility criteria and care pathways; support designed to meet the needs of parents and children based on assessments of their needs and strengths; long-term support where necessary; and access to independent advocacy. Section 2, covers good practice where safeguarding procedures are necessary, including promoting children's best interests and ensuring equitable treatment for parents with learning disabilities. Section 3, covers good practice in commissioning. It includes information on identifying needs, allocating resources, pooled budgets, developing services, and monitoring and reviewing the effectiveness of service responses. (Edited publisher abstract)
Working Together with Parents Network update of the DoH/DfES Good practice guidance on working with parents with a learning disability (2007)
- Author:
- WORKING TOGETHER WITH PARENTS NETWORK
- Publisher:
- University of Bristol. Norah Fry Centre for Disability Studies
- Publication year:
- 2016
- Pagination:
- 83
- Place of publication:
- Bristol
Update of the 2007 DoH/DfES good practice guidance on how adult and children's services should work together to improve support to parents with a learning disability and their children. The updated guide includes reference to the Care Act 2014 and Care and Support Statutory Guidance, and contains additional resources in the appendices. As multi-agency working is a key aspect of good practice, the guidance is concerned with social care, health and education services and with the role of both statutory and independent sector services. The guidance is in three main sections. Section 1, looks at key features of good practice for both children’s and adult services, in working to support families affected by parental learning disability. It highlights five key features: accessible information and communication; clear and co-ordinated referral and assessment procedures and processes, eligibility criteria and care pathways; support designed to meet the needs of parents and children based on assessments of their needs and strengths; long-term support where necessary; and access to independent advocacy. Section 2, covers good practice where safeguarding procedures are necessary, including promoting children's best interests and ensuring equitable treatment for parents with learning disabilities. Section 3, covers good practice in commissioning. It includes information on identifying needs, allocating resources, developing services, and monitoring and reviewing the effectiveness of service responses. (Edited publisher abstract)
Supporting parents with learning disabilities and difficulties: stories of positive practice
- Author:
- WORKING TOGETHER WITH PARENTS NETWORK
- Publisher:
- Norah Fry Research Centre
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 20p.
- Place of publication:
- Bristol
This booklet tells the stories of 6 families headed by a parent or parents with learning disabilities or difficulties who have been enabled, with the right support from professionals, to look after their children and safeguard their welfare. The stories aim to give an insight into the complexities of the real lives of parents with learning disabilities and difficulties, and illustrate the positive impact of professionals who provide appropriate, positive, flexible and coordinated support. The stories show that if parents are given support tailored to their particular learning styles and their family’s needs, they can parent effectively, despite the negative expectations and difficulties they face. The work of the services and staff described in these stories illustrates how the aims and provisions of the Children Act 1989 (for England and Wales ) and the Children Act ( Scotland ) 1995 can be put into practice.