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Perspectives: the right to choose
- Author:
- ALIBHAI-BROWN Yasmin
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 9.10.97, 1997, p.16.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The outcry over the sterilisation of women with learning difficulties or mental health problems has brought the debate about who is fit to be a parent into sharp focus. The author asks why our society is so inconsistent in its views of parenthood.
I want to be a good parent: book 4; children need to be safe
- Author:
- MCGAW Sue
- Publisher:
- British Institute of Learning Disabilities
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 11p.,illus.
- Place of publication:
- Kidderminster
Illustrated booklet about keeping children safe, aimed at parents with learning difficulties.
Generic family support services: are parents with learning disability cared for?
- Author:
- LLEWELLYN Gwynnyth
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Handicap Research, 7(1), 1994, pp.64-77.
- Publisher:
- BIMH Publications
Reviews the provision of training provision for parents with learning disability in New South Wales.
Parents with learning disabilities: proceedings of a Conference held at the King's Fund Centre 6th December 1991
- Editor:
- CRAFT Ann
- Publisher:
- British Institute of Learning Disabilities
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 71p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Kidderminster
Includes papers on: partnership with parents; working with parents on parenting skills; overview of child care law; developing services for parents with learning difficulties; and enhancing parenting skills.
A qualitative investigation into the experiences of having a parent with a learning disability
- Authors:
- HEWITT Olivia, CLARKE Angela T.
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 44 (4), 2016, pp.292-300.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Background: More people with a learning disability are becoming parents. Little is known about the lived experiences of the children who have a parent with a learning disability. Methods: This study uses interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) to understand the lived experiences of people who have a parent with a learning disability. Five people who have a parent with a learning disability were asked about their experiences of being parented and their childhood more generally. Results: Four themes emerged from the interviews: 1) ‘Fitting in’ within the wider family system, 2) The parental relationship and the impact of disability, 3) A difficult childhood and 4) Resilience. Conclusions: These findings are compared with the existing literature, and similarities and emerging findings are noted. Implications for services when supporting families with a parent who has a learning disability are discussed. Additional ideas about areas that require additional research are identified. (Publisher abstract)
Disabled Parents Network information briefings: no. 2: what the law says
- Author:
- DISABLED PARENTS NETWORK
- Publisher:
- Disabled Parents Network
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 27p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Under current laws, disabled parents have the same human and civil rights as non-disabled parents. A disabled parent should not have to show that they are able to be a parent any more than a non-disabled parent would be expected to show this. It should not be harder for disabled parents to get hold of support than it is for non-disabled parents. The legal background to supporting disabled adults with their parenting role is not particularly straightforward. The way in which legislation and government guidance about services to disabled adults ties in with legislation and guidance about providing services to children is not always clear. Community care legislation, children’s legislation and anti-discrimination laws are all relevant.
Disability, Pregnancy and Parenthood International
- Publisher:
- National Centre for Disabled Parents
Disability, Pregnancy and Parenthood International (DPPi), first published in 1993, aims to share information and experience on all aspects of parenting with a disability in the UK and overseas. The DPPi Journal is available online and in print, Braille and on audio-cassette. Disabled people may receive the journal free. The Journal aims to promote better awareness and support for disabled people during pregnancy and throughout prarenthood, highlights the concerns of disabled parents, stimulates debate and highlights relevant sources of information. DPPi is published quarterly.
Moving towards integration of services for parents with intellectual disabilities
- Author:
- TYMCHUK Alexander
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 24(1), March 1999, pp.59-74.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Describes the rationale for integration of supports and services for parents with intellectual disabilities and the steps taken in planning for the development of one model that is currently being evaluated in the USA.
Side by side
- Author:
- BOOTH Wendy
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 30.10.97, 1997, p.27.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Discusses how for parents with learning difficulties dealing with officialdom often means being ignored or fobbed off. Looks at how, by having someone at their side, parents can make public services listen.
The double‐edged sword of vulnerability: explaining the persistent challenges for practitioners in supporting parents with intellectual disabilities
- Authors:
- MACINTYRE Gillian, STEWART Ailsa, McGREGOR Sharon
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 32(6), 2019, pp.1523-1534.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Background: Evidence suggests that parents with intellectual disabilities can be “good enough” parents with appropriate support that focuses on the whole family. This paper brings together theories of vulnerability with an ethics of care approach to reflect on challenges for practitioners in supporting parents, drawing upon data from a study carried out in Scotland. Method: An online survey was administered to practitioners in three settings, and follow‐up interviews were carried out with key informants. Results: Pockets of good practice existed but a number of barriers to supporting families remained. These related to a lack of accessible information, difficulties in identifying and engaging with families at an early stage and poor joint working across agencies. Conclusion: The study concludes by arguing that practitioners' constructions of families as “vulnerable” reflects negatively on their perceived capacity to parent, creating further barriers in accessing appropriate support and reducing expectations of success. (Publisher abstract)