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Midlife women with disabilities: another challenge for social workers
- Authors:
- QUINN Peggy, WALSH Sheri Keys
- Journal article citation:
- Affilia: Journal of Women and Social Work, 10(3), 1995, pp.235-254.
- Publisher:
- Sage
The paucity of information about midlife women with disabilities led to a qualitative study of 25 such women. The study found that these are competent, independent women who provide care for family members and friends and participate in the community. However, the women need services to maintain the control necessary to function. Social Workers can help them by locating roles models and mentors and by working with policymakers to develop beneficial programs and policies.
America's disability policy: another double standard?
- Author:
- QUINN Peggy
- Journal article citation:
- Affilia: Journal of Women and Social Work, 9(1), Spring 1994, pp.45-59.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Women with disabilities face a dilemma because disability policy does not take gender into account and gender is viewed by society as doubling women's dependence. Social workers should be prepared to assist women with disabilities to obtain services and benefits and to ensure that they are included in the movement for equal value and equal acceptance. This article reviews some economic and social effects of disability policy and includes a list of questions that social workers can ask to help them determine which services will be most helpful to their female clients with disabilities.
Social work and disability management policy: yesterday, today, and tomorrow
- Author:
- QUINN Peggy
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work in Health Care, 20(3), 1995, pp.67-82.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Although social work has traditionally been involved with persons with disabilities, our position in the area of disability policy has been less evident. This article presents a brief review of the history of policy toward those with disabilities along with a summary of some philosophical perspectives which undergird those policies. A Disability Systems Case Manager is proposed as a solution to the morass of conflicting rules and regulations currently applied by numerous governmental, vocational, and welfare agencies. This manager would operate from the Structural Paradigm which recommends an initial examination of a client's environment for impediments to successful functioning before focusing on the client's potential vulnerabilities of problems.