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You're on the waiting list: families waiting for respite care services: fourth interim report
- Authors:
- ROBINSON Carol, STALKER Kirsten
- Publisher:
- Norah Fry Research Centre
- Publication year:
- 1991
- Pagination:
- 37p.
- Place of publication:
- Bristol
Many families experience serious problems finding suitable services which can cater for both their child's complex health needs and their own need for significant levels of support. This paper highlights which services families were using and the difficulties of obtaining a coherent and consistent package of support. Regulatory concerns relating to the piece-meal provision of services and use of children's hospices are raised along with recommendations for improving policy and practice.
Finding a voice
- Authors:
- BURKE Peter, MONTGOMERY Sue
- Publisher:
- Venture Press
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 39p.
- Place of publication:
- Birmingham
This book recognises the importance of supporting the siblings of disabled children. The research report provides a further source of evidence underpinning work in supporting services to disabled children and their families.
Complex numbers: families with more than one disabled child
- Author:
- LAWTON Dot
- Publisher:
- University of York. Social Policy Research Unit
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 49p.,diags.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- York
Research study looking at families with more than one disabled child. Focuses on: epidemiology; the characteristics of families with more than one child; and support for families with more than one child.
Families of children with disabilities: positive adaptation across the life cycle
- Authors:
- BENNETT Tess, De LUCA Deborah A., ALLEN Robin W.
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work in Education, 18(1), January 1996, pp.31-41.
- Publisher:
- National Association of Social Workers
Research on families of children with disabilities in the United States has shifted from a focus on family distress to a focus on positive adaptation. Current research involving the family life cycle has spawned an interest in family stress and adaptation at different stages in the cycle. The study discussed in this article investigated the informal resources that parents use across the family life cycle and focused on positive adaptation. Implications for social work practice are discussed.
Disability and impairment: working with children and families
- Author:
- BURKE Peter
- Publisher:
- Jessica Kingsley
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 168p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Peter C Burke shows how social attitudes shape the world of the 'disabled family' either positively or negatively and the effects of stigma. He demonstrates the normality of disability - that children are children whatever their label - and the need for a sensitive professional understanding of the impact of both physical and learning disabilities on family members, in order to improve their quality of life. This book covers the spectrum of disability issues, and offers information and advice for professionals working with families and disability, explaining the value of family support, how to validate the feelings of siblings with disabled brothers and sisters, tackling social exclusion and understanding the role of lifelong professional help.
Impact of the timing, type and severity of disability on the subjective well-being of individuals with disabilities
- Author:
- UPPAL Sharanjit
- Journal article citation:
- Social Science and Medicine, 63(2), July 2006, pp.525-539.
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
Despite the existence of a large volume of literature on subjective well-being (SWB) of the general population, very few studies have focused on individuals with disabilities. The present study uses data on 24,036 Canadians with disabilities to investigate factors affecting their SWB. It found that SWB, measured here by level of happiness, decreases with severity of disability but is independent of the type of physical disability. Those born with a disability are likely to be happier as compared to those disabled later on in life. Per capita family income has no effect on happiness. However, unemployment decreases happiness. Happiness is found to be U shaped in age, bottoming out around 40 years of age. Some of these results vary when the sample is split according to the timing, type or severity of disability.
Meeting the needs of children with disabilities: families and professionals facing the challenge together
- Author:
- WARNER Helen K.
- Publisher:
- Routledge
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 166p.
- Place of publication:
- Abingdon
Children with disabilities have needs that reflect the needs of every child of their age or stage of development, but in addition they will have other needs that are unique and special to them. This text provides the reader with an insight into the needs of children with both physical and learning disabilities, particularly within an acute care setting.
Getting better all the time: delivering and receiving quality services: proceedings from the Shared Care UK annual conference held on 19 September 1995 at Leicester University
- Author:
- NORAH FRY RESEARCH CENTRE
- Publisher:
- Norah Fry Research Centre
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 93p.
- Place of publication:
- Bristol
Services include breaks (respite care) and the provision of support for disabled children and their families.
A question of quality: questionnaires and guidelines for telephone surveys of parent's and link carer's views in family based short term care services for children
- Editors:
- NEWITT Bernie, (ed.)
- Publisher:
- Shared Care Network
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 21p.
- Place of publication:
- Bristol
Many children who use family-based short breaks have learning difficulties, other disabilities include physical disabilities, complex healthcare needs, HIV or sensory impairment. Short term breaks help to combat the isolation felt by disabled children, enabling them to meet new people and become part of a 'second family,' widening their social life and offering new experiences. Family-based short breaks also give parents of disabled children a chance to spend quality time with other children or do things which are difficult to do when caring full-time.
Quality counts: a review of quality assurance in family based short term care
- Authors:
- NEWITT Bernie, JONES Vicky, ROBINSON Carol
- Publisher:
- Shared Care Network,|Norah Fry Research Centre
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 41p.
- Place of publication:
- Bristol
Short breaks (respite care) provide invaluable support for disabled children and their families. They offer opportunities for children to become more independent, widen their horizons and have new experiences. It gives them the chance to form real friendships outside their family. At the same time their families get a break from caring and a chance to recharge their batteries.