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Grandparents of children with developmental disabilities: intergenerational support and family well-being
- Author:
- TRUTE Barry
- Journal article citation:
- Families in Society, 84(1), January 2003, pp.119-134.
- Publisher:
- The Alliance for Children and Families
This American study aimed to explore parents' perceptions of grandparent support of their child with developmental disabilities. Mothers and fathers separately assessed grandparent support in family situations involving grandchildren with developmental disabilities. There was high consistency in mother and father independent views of grandparent support with the maternal grandmother identified by both as the most available and supportive. Grandparent emotional support appeared to be more salient to parent psychological adjustment and parenting stress than was practical help. Mothers and fathers appeared to be most sensitive to the support offered by their own mother. Overall family functioning was not directly related to level of grandparent emotional or instrument support. Findings encourage multigenerational interventions with parents and grandparents in family practice involving situations of childhood disability.
Including all children: finding out about the experiences of children with communication and/or cognitive impairments
- Author:
- MORRIS Jenny
- Journal article citation:
- Children and Society, 17(5), November 2003, pp.337-348.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Practitioners and researchers have made progress, in recent years, in seeking the views of children and young people. Less progress has been made in seeking the views of young people with significant communication and/or cognitive impairments. Drawing on the experience of three research projects and one Best Value review, this article details the lessons learnt, and action required, in order to find out about the experiences of this important group of children and young people.
The story of Belle, Minnie, Louise and the Sovjets: throwing light on the dark side of an institution
- Authors:
- ROETS Griet, Van HOVE Geert
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 18(5), August 2003, pp.599-624.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This post-modernist story is composed as a narrative analysis of the lived experiences of Belle and Louise - two women with 'learning difficulties' and the authors' ethnographic field notes while doing narrative inquiry. The narratives mirror a shared construction of meaning and broaden our understanding--throwing light on the dark side of an institution. The narrative analysis points out a clear illustration of power dynamics and discourses in their lives, and shows how the women boast of resilience and offer (hidden) resistance. This paper particularly illuminates the individual, personal and even private celebration of activism and self-empowerment of Belle and Louise. Their vivid stories take us on an enthralling journey, getting to know their world through their eyes.
Personal assistance for people with intellectual impairments: experiences and dilemmas
- Author:
- ASKHEIM Ole Petter
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 18(3), May 2003, pp.325-339.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
The article gives an account of how personal assistance is adapted to people with intellectual impairments in Norway and the experiences with the arrangement for this target group. Discusses the challenges and dilemmas of including people with intellectual impairments in the target group for personal assistance, since people other than the user as a rule fill the role as manager of the service. Special attention is paid to the parents' role since they often act as managers on behalf of their sons/daughters. Furthermore, the assistants' role is discussed and the importance of how they meet the users. Finally, there is a discussion of the consequences the extension of personal assistance to intellectually impaired users might have both for personal assistance as a service and for the ordinary care services.
Beyond the medical model: a reconsideration of 'feeblemindedness', citizenship, and eugenic restrictions
- Author:
- CAREY Allison C.
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 18(4), June 2003, pp.411-430.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
The rise of eugenic restrictions in early twentieth century America reshaped the relationship between intellectual disability, citizenship, and the exercise of rights. To explain the rise of rights restrictions, scholarship has largely turned to the medicalisation of 'feeblemindedness', while overlooking mainstream concepts within citizenship studies. By drawing upon an institutional and relational approach to citizenship, the author argues that factors including the dominant legal narratives and infrastructure, as well as the broader relational context can be used to enhance our understanding of the development of eugenic restrictions. More broadly, an institutional and relational approach to citizenship can provide a theoretical framework by which to meaningfully include people with intellectual disabilities within citizenship studies, while recognising their unique historical experiences.
Social workers' perceptions and practice regarding grandparents in families of children with a development disability
- Authors:
- FINDLER Liora, TAUBMAN-BEN-ARI Oritt
- Journal article citation:
- Families in Society, 84(1), January 2003, pp.86-94.
- Publisher:
- The Alliance for Children and Families
This study examined Israeli social workers' knowledge and practice in regard to grandparents of children with disabilities. Eighty-one social workers providing services to families of children with disabilities responded to a 31-item questionnaire tapping demographic and professional background, knowledge of structural and functional aspects of grandparents' support, and actual practice with grandparents. The results showed that social workers recognised the significant and stable role grandparents play in the network of parents of children with disabilities. The findings also indicated that social workers believe that while parents need mostly emotional support from grandparents, they actually receive primary instrumental support, which contributes to mothers' adjustment more than it does to fathers' adjustment. However, social workers report rarely involving grandparents in professional activities and many social workers showed no interest in obtaining more professional training in this area.
Quality of life for children and adolescents with developmental disabilities: review of conceptual and methodological issues relevant to public policy
- Authors:
- ZEKOVIC Buga, RENWICK Rebecca
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 18(1), January 2003, pp.19-34.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
The construct of quality of life has great potential for guiding development and evaluation of policies for children with developmental disabilities. However, there are many different definitions and models of quality of life, and not all of them are equally appropriate for developing policies that would meaningfully address the needs of children with develop mental disabilities. Accordingly, the purpose of this article is to review major approaches to quality of life and discuss three models specific to children with respect to their relevance to public policy for children with developmental disabilities. Review of these models includes a discussion of quality of life definitions and conceptual issues, as well as analysis of major measurement characteristics of the instrument(s) associated with each model. Potential of each model for guiding development and evaluation of policy is also considered.
Unaddressed: the housing aspirations of young disabled people in Scotland
- Author:
- DEAN Jo
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 46p.
- Place of publication:
- York
This report explores the housing careers and aspirations of disabled young people in Scotland, based on interviews with 30 people with learning disabilities and physical disability. It starts by reviewing what is known about the housing careers of young people in the general population, noting that the impact of disability is rarely considered in general studies who distinguish by categories such as gender, ethnicity, educational attainment and family income. Five groups of young people are identified: those satisfied and dissatisfied with living in the parental home, those who left for education, those who left in crisis, and those who left in a planned way for reasons other than education. It is found that moving out of the family home is viewed as a symbol of adulthood and as being about independence and choice. There is an overwhelming reliance on the social rented sector to enable young people to move away from the parental home, and disabled young people do not appear to be accessing specialist housing advice which could widen their options. The paper concludes by suggesting that there is a need for housing education to enable young people to form realistic aspirations and, if they choose to leave the family home, access the most appropriate housing. Introduction There is no sharp distinction between childhood and adulthood.