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Polish social services to families of children with disabilities: practice in an emerging setting
- Authors:
- GAMMON Elizabeth Ann, DZIEGIELEWSKA Jolanta
- Journal article citation:
- International Social Work, 40(4), October 1997, pp.393-406.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Discusses a pilot study of the roles that social workers in Poland perform as they attempt to assist families whose children have disabilities. Barriers to service provision were examined, as were the cultural, economic and political frameworks in which those services are provided. Results demonstrate the emergence of a dynamic group of workers interested in clarifying the mission of their profession and in educating the public about the services in can provide to families.
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.
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.
Stress in parenting a disabled child
- Author:
- MUTCH Elizabeth
- Publisher:
- University of East Anglia
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 34p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Norwich
Research report looking at the stresses on parents who have a disabled child living at home. Emphasises throughout the need for social workers to work in a way which is sensitive to individual cases, recognising the particular strengths and needs within each family. Contains sections on: sources of stress; coping mechanisms/resources; and formal and informal support networks.
Using unconditionally constructive mediation to resolve family-system disputes related to persons with disabilities
- Author:
- MUNRO J. Dale
- Journal article citation:
- Families in Society, 78(6), November 1997, pp.609-616.
- Publisher:
- The Alliance for Children and Families
Serious family-system conflicts waste valuable resources, cause personal distress, and disrupt efforts to support people with disabilities. Suggests that mediation offers many advantages over adversarial approaches for resolving complicated family-system disputes; and presents unconditionally constructive mediation as a positive and effective model for resolving complex family-system conflicts and for improving planning, case management and support for people with disabilities. Uses a case example to illustrate how this method of mediation can be applied.
Children enabling change: a multicultural, participatory, community-based rehabilitation research project involving Chinese children with disabilities and their families
- Authors:
- COOK Philip, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Child and Youth Care Forum, 26(3), June 1997, pp.205-219.
- Publisher:
- Springer
A participatory, action-oriented research approach was used in developing community-based services for children with disabilities in an urban Chinese community in Canada. A review of the literature and discussions with community members revealed that Chinese families who have a child with a disability experience the double barrier of disability and culture. An action research paradigm was developed that would both identify existing barriers for families and provide opportunities for overcoming these obstacles through the research process. The findings of the research are discussed with the aim of building on community strengths to reinforce existing family support programmes and involve families and children with a disability in such processes in a culturally appropriate manner.
A family affair
- Author:
- GINN June
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 10.4.97, 1997, pp.28-29.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Reports on how the parents of disabled children want a bigger say in how services are designed and developed to help them. The author describes a visit to a family resource centre, in the USA, which is staffed by the parents of disabled children.
Multi-disciplinary inspection of services for disabled children and their families in Devon Social Services Department: February 1997
- Authors:
- GOODINGE Sara, et al
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health. Social Services Inspectorate. South and Wes
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 83p.
- Place of publication:
- Bristol
National multi-disciplinary inspection of services for disabled children and their families: London Borough of Enfield; June 1997
- Authors:
- ROURKE Mike, GAZDAR Clare, KENDALL Jenny
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health. Social Services Inspectorate. London East I
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 39p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Multi-disciplinary inspection of services for disabled children and their families: St. Helens SSD; July 1997
- Authors:
- BELL Margaret, et al
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health. Social Services Inspectorate. North West In
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 69p.
- Place of publication:
- Manchester