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Parent participation: improving services for disabled children; professionals' guide
- Authors:
- CONTACT A FAMILY, COUNCIL FOR DISABLED CHILDREN
- Publisher:
- Contact a Family,|Council for Disabled Children
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 61p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Parents of disabled children and young people care passionately about the services they receive. Parents have strong views on the services they get; whether agencies are working together and most of all whether the needs of their child are truly being met. The aims of this guide are to: raise awareness of the opportunities for parents to play an active role in shaping services; encourage parental participation, by giving examples of parent initiatives and successful joint working between parents and professionals; and encourage parent representatives and parent groups to be proactive in requiring appropriate standards of support and recognition for the contribution they make.
Parent participation: improving services for disabled children; parents' guide
- Authors:
- CONTACT A FAMILY, COUNCIL FOR DISABLED CHILDREN
- Publisher:
- Contact a Family,|Council for Disabled Children
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 38p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Parents of disabled children and young people care passionately about the services they receive. Parents have strong views on the services they get; whether agencies are working together and most of all whether the needs of their child are truly being met. The aims of this guide are to: raise awareness of the opportunities for parents to play an active role in shaping services; encourage parental participation, by giving examples of parent initiatives and successful joint working between parents and professionals; and encourage parent representatives and parent groups to be proactive in requiring appropriate standards of support and recognition for the contribution they make.
Participation of disabled children in individual decisions about their lives and in public decisions about service development
- Authors:
- CAVET Judith, SLOPER Patricia
- Journal article citation:
- Children and Society, 18(4), September 2004, pp.278-290.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
A literature review was carried out to establish what evidence exists about disabled children's participation in decision-making, both regarding their own lives and about the shape of service delivery. There is evidence that disabled children hold and can express views, given the right environment. However, participation of disabled children needs further development. Measures proposed include addressing organisational systems so that they promote participation, extending advocacy services, the adoption of inclusive approaches and staff training, plus education and information for disabled children and their parents. There remain significant gaps in the research evidence available.