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National good practice guidelines for supporting parents with learning disabilities: consultation document March 2009
- Author:
- WORKING TOGETHER WITH PARENTS NETWORK (SCOTLAND)
- Publisher:
- Scottish Consortium for Learning Disability
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 56p.
- Place of publication:
- Glasgow
This consultation document has been prepared by the Working Together With Parents Network (Scotland). The aim is to produce national guidelines that inform and support the work of a range of professionals whose work includes the support of families where one or both parents have learning disabilities. This work follows the production of similar guidance in England and Wales in 2007.
Scottish good practice guidelines for supporting parents with learning disabilities
- Author:
- SCOTTISH CONSORTIUM FOR LEARNING DISABILITIES
- Publisher:
- Scottish Consortium for Learning Disability
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 90p.
- Place of publication:
- Glasgow
The purpose of this practice guidance is to: help services to improve their support for parents with a learning disability and their children, increase the chances of the children of parents with a learning disability continuing to live with them in a positive and supportive environment that meets the children’s needs, and Increase the chances of avoiding family breakdown which has enormous social and financial consequences. The guidance is for both adult and children’s services. In particular, it is for commissioners of education and social work services, and for all service providers. A key aspect of good practice is multi-agency working and thus this guidance is concerned with social work, health and education services and with the role of both statutory and independent sector services.
Fair deal for families? learning from the experience of parents with a learning disability
- Author:
- MILLER Andrew
- Publisher:
- Scottish Consortium for Learning Disability
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 23p.
- Place of publication:
- Glasgow
This report comes from the Working Together With Parents Network in Scotland. This is part of a wider UK network that was established in 2006. Its aim is to collect and share good practice in supporting parents who have a learning disability, and also to identify where good practice is lacking and change is needed. This may be policy change, or change in practice. In Scotland the Network has met regularly to hear the experiences of parents and practitioners. The Network spoke to parents from four families who were known to members of the Network. A number of families were not willing to share their stories for this report, even with the promise of anonymity. In addition to these stories, a piece of research conducted by a social worker who is a member of the Network, is included. She spoke to four children, from three different families, whose parents have a learning disability.
Parents with learning disabilities - the lived experience - a study for equal say, Glasgow: final report
- Authors:
- MACINTYRE Gillian, STEWART Ailsa
- Publisher:
- Glasgow School of Social Work
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 46p.
- Place of publication:
- Glasgow
In order to more clearly identify the key issues with regard to parents with learning disabilities, Equal Say commissioned the Glasgow School of Social Work to undertake a small pilot study which aimed to: identify the likely demand for advocacy services to support parents with a learning disability living in the community, illustrate the lived experiences of parents with a learning disability and to highlight examples of good practice in terms of what works in supporting parents with a learning disability. A short survey questionnaire was sent to 94 relevant social work, health and voluntary sector organisations within Glasgow City. Five parents from within the Equal Say service who had the capacity to give informed consent were selected at random and interviewed to discuss a range of issues in relation to their parenting. Their experiences of being a parent were also discussed as were the range of support services and mechanisms in place to assist them with this role.
Set up to fail as parents?
- Author:
- SNELL Janet
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 8.06.06, 2006, pp.28-29.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The author looks at the difficulties facing parents with learning difficulties and asks whether prejudice is the reason why so many parents with learning difficulties have their children taken into care. The article includes the personal experiences of three parents.
National best practice in independent advocacy for parents with learning disabilities: a short scoping exercise: ... Report for the Office of the National Director for Learning Disabilities
- Author:
- CHANGE
- Publisher:
- Change
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 64p.
- Place of publication:
- Leeds
The main goal of this scoping exercise has been to showcase what national best practice is, and what the benefits are, of independent advocacy for parents with learning disabilities. The most crucial contribution of this piece of work is the interpretation of a right to access an advocate for parents with learning disabilities, with basis on international law. This research demonstrated how the United Nations Disability Convention offers tools for sustaining a right of this kind. If parents with learning disabilities are legally entitled to access an advocate, all of the discourse in this area and all of the respective obligations will change. Looking at the issue from a law perspective, it is not sufficient with recognition of the access to an advocate in policy documents. The State and all of its components must then provide funding and other tools (for example, training) required by this kind of advocacy.
Providing the right support?: an evaluation of the North East Parent Support (NEPS) service and the Walsall Parents' Advocacy Service: executive summary
- Author:
- NORAH FRY RESEARCH CENTRE
- Publisher:
- Norah Fry Research Centre
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 7p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Bristol
This executive summary presents the key findings from an evaluation of two Mencap advocacy services supporting parents with learning disabilities during child protection proceedings. The services evaluated were the Walsall Parents' Advocacy Service and the North East Parent Support (NEPS) Service. The study included a review of national policy and practice frameworks. Services were evaluated through interviews with parents and professionals involved with their case, through discussions and interviews with advocacy staff and analysis of parents’ files. The types of advocacy services provided and the impact of those services are discussed. The issues to consider when providing advocacy services to support parents with learning disabilities during child protection are also listed.
Give parents a chance
- Author:
- CARSON Gordon
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 10.3.11, 2011, pp.22-23.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Parents with learning disabilities often face difficulties in obtaining the support they need from statutory services. Eligibility criteria means that adult services are often only made available to parents with a lower IQ. This article looks at the potential of using specialist support organisations and Shared Lives schemes to provide support.
Where a learning disability is not bar to good parenting
- Author:
- PEMBERTON Camilla
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 14.1.10, 2010, pp.22-23.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The work of Family Action's Valuing Families service is described. The service help's parents with learning disabilities gain the skills to enable them to look after their children.
Providing ground
- Author:
- SALE Anabel Unity
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 2.4.09, 2009, pp.32-33.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Clifton Park is a residential family assessment centre in the South West is helping adults with learning disabilities gain confidence in caring for their children. They receive referrals from legal advocates and local authorities. The Centre is run by Symbol Family Support Services in collaboration with learning disability charity Brandon Trust.