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Children first: working with children and disability
- Author:
- MIDDLETON Laura
- Publisher:
- Venture Press/British Association of Social Workers
- Publication year:
- 1992
- Pagination:
- 135p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Birmingham
Aims to demystify and remove the fear from working with disability and translate the philosophy of the Children Act 1989 into practice. Provides a guide to all legislation affecting disabled children, including the Disabled Persons Act 1986 and the Education Reform Act 1988. Alerts professionals to the risk of abuse of disabled children. Explores the needs of parents and relates current social theories of disabilities to attitudes adopted towards children.
Children's experiences of disability: a positive outlook
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Executive Education Department
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Executive
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 16p.
Disabled children and their families in Ukraine: health and mental health issues for families caring for their disabled child at home
- Author:
- BRIDGE Gillian
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work in Health Care, 39(1/2), 2004, pp.89-105.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
In the Eastern European countries included in the communist system of the USSR, parents of disabled children were encouraged to commit their disabled child to institutional care. There were strict legal regulations excluding them from schools. Medical assessments were used for care decisions. Nevertheless many parents decided to care for their disabled child at home within the family. Ukraine became an independent country in 1991, when communism was replaced by liberal democracy within a free market system. Western solutions have been sought for many social problems existing, but 'hidden,' under the old regime. For more of the parents of disabled children, this has meant embracing ideas of caring for their disabled children in the community, and providing for their social, educational, and medical needs, which have previously been denied. The issue of disability is a serious one for Ukraine where the nuclear disaster at Chernobyl in 1986 caused extensive radiation poisoning. This almost certainly led to an increase in the number of disabled children being born and an increase in the incidence of various forms of cancer. This paper is based on a series of observation visits to some of the many self-help groups established by parents, usually mothers, for their disabled children. It draws attention to the emotional stress experienced both by parents and their disabled children in the process of attempting to come to terms with the disabling conditions, and the denial of the normal rights of childhood resulting from prejudice, poor resources, ignorance, and restrictive legislation. Attempts have been made to identify the possible role and tasks of professional social workers within this context. International comparisons show that many parents and their children do not benefit from the medical model of disability, and that serious consequences include the development of depressive illness among those who find that little help is available from public services. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre, Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580)
Knowledge, tasks and strategies for teaching about persons with disabilities: implications for social work education
- Author:
- PARDECK T. John
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Work in Disability and Rehabilitation, 1(2), 2002, pp.53-72.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Persons with disabilities are seen as distinct and insular minority group within the United States. Given the fact that social workers offer critical social services to this group, it is important for social work programmes to offer meaningful curriculum content on persons with disabilities. This article presents key issues that social work educators should find useful for teaching about persons with disabilities. Specifically, a discussion is offered on the disability civil rights movement, the culture of disability, models for defining disability, knowledge areas on disability issues, teaching masks and strategies for focusing on persons with disabilities.
Young disability
- Author:
- CHARLES Jane
- Journal article citation:
- Practice: Social Work in Action, 5(3), 1991, pp.214-225.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Draws together problems experienced by parents of very young disabled children and practice-based ideas for support by social workers.
Social workers as “cultural brokers” in providing culturally sensitive care to immigrant families raising a child with a physical disability
- Authors:
- LINDSAY Sally, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Health and Social Work, 39(2), 2014, pp.e10-e20.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Although culturally sensitive care is acknowledged as the gold standard in pediatric rehabilitation, very little is known about the social worker's role in providing culturally sensitive care to immigrant families raising a child with a physical disability. This study draws on in-depth interviews with 45 clinical staff within two pediatric rehabilitation settings. Study findings, which are embedded within a “cultural brokerage” framework, showed that social workers' understanding of culturally sensitive care involved being aware of their biases and how their own cultural or professional orientation may influence their interaction with patients. These results also highlighted common challenges that social workers encountered in providing culturally sensitive care. These challenges included language barriers, discrepancies between clinicians' and patients' cultural orientation, gender and generational differences, lack of knowledge of resources, and difficulties building rapport and trust. Social workers sought to overcome these challenges by working as “cultural brokers” to link immigrant families to resources and to mediate differences between patients' and clinicians' cultural orientations. In conclusion, social workers play a critical role in providing culturally sensitive care to immigrant families raising a child with a disability. (Publisher abstract)
Family quality of life: a framework for policy and social service provisions to support families of children with disabilities
- Authors:
- WANG Mian, BROWN Roy
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Family Social Work, 12(2), April 2009, pp.144-167.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
This article provides an overview of conceptualisation, measurement and application of family quality of life (FQoL). The authors delineate how this concept has been increasingly recognised by policy makers, researchers and practitioners in the context of family supports for families of children with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Policy, research and practice implications for the field of social work are discussed. The authors recommend that social workers and allied professionals should consider using a FQoL survey or scale to gain information about a family’s overall satisfaction with their family life across domains and should look for strengths and weaknesses in family domains among family members. In addition they should be aware that some families record satisfaction when they still need support. They should also consider likely future domain needs for the family and should look for ways to support the family, not just the child with a disability. They should recognise that there are large differences in satisfaction across FQoL domains. Finally, social workers should advocate in alliance with families for policy change toward the enhancement of FQoL for families of children with disabilities.
Introducing social work
- Editors:
- SHARDLOW Steven M., NELSON Peter, (eds.)
- Publisher:
- Russell House
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 120p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Lyme Regis
What is professional social work? What is it that social workers actually do? This text will inform and encourage reflection amongst its readers, including: anyone thinking about becoming a social worker, or just starting their training; researchers and policy makers who need a starting point; those looking to build collaborative relationships. Broad discussion of social and historical context – and what is most likely to influence future developments - is illustrated by chapters that explore in more depth contemporary policy and practice in: care for older people; work with children and families; work with offenders and juvenile justice; disability; mental illness. Written by acknowledged experts from both teaching and practice, these chapters describe and analyse the relevant forms, structures and methods of practice; and will help you to discover the specific social, political and economic contexts; identify the legislation which guides practice; consider the way services are organised; begin to think about the issues which challenge practitioners in their everyday work.
Balancing student mental health needs and discipline: a case study of the Implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
- Author:
- PALLEY Elizabeth
- Journal article citation:
- Social Service Review, 78(20), June 2004, pp.243-266.
- Publisher:
- University of Chicago Press
This research uses a case study approach to assess the implementation of the disciplinary procedures in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), a federal policy developed to ensure the inclusion of all children with disabilities in state public US education systems. The findings indicate that many factors influence the implementation of IDEA's disciplinary practices. Such factors include teacher and administrator knowledge of the law and policies, teacher and administrator discretion, school-based resources, and parental involvement. Many areas of noncompliance are apparent.
Social work and evidence-based practice
- Editor:
- SMITH David
- Publisher:
- Jessica Kingsley
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 189p.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- London
Evidence-based practice, what it might mean, how it can be achieved, whether it should be aspired to – is the subject of much debate and argument in social work. Covering areas of social work practice that are well established and those in which evidence is just beginning to become available, the authors address issues such as: what is to count as evidence, and who decides this?; if relevant evidence is agreed on, how should it be used in practice?; how can the thing that made the difference be identified?; should success be measured as the result of the theory employed by the worker, or because the worker is skilled, conscientious and effective?; how predictable, controlled and orderly can social work become?. Exploring these issues within a range of contexts – from child abuse and domestic violence to looked after children and disability, the authors demonstrate why evidence-based practice is important, but also why it is important to think clearly and carefully about its implications for the social work profession and the users of social work services.