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Children and young people with a hidden disability: an examination of the social work role
- Author:
- CAVET Judith
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Social Work, 30(5), October 2000, pp.619-634.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
There has been little research attention paid to the nature and extent of social work intervention with children and young people with invisible impairments. The study described here found that children and young people with a hidden and stigmatizing impairment received a social work service which was at a minimal level. Recommendations are made about social services input, but it is recognized that the level of social services intervention available to these families may, in part, be a reflection of a low priority assigned to disabled children generally. It is argued that, although such an assignment is a common picture in recent research about social services provision to disabled children, a change in priorities is needed which recognizes the importance of coherent support to disabled children as a means of improving their environment and thereby reducing families' stress levels and the likelihood of abuse or rejection.
Providing services to Asian Americans with developmental disabilities and their families: mainstream service providers' perspective
- Authors:
- CHOI Keum-Hyeong, WYNNE Martha Ellen
- Journal article citation:
- Community Mental Health Journal, 36(6), December 2000, pp.589-595.
- Publisher:
- Springer
This survey investigated the opinions and perceptions of 44 mainstream US social service providers regarding barriers to Asian Americans with developmental disabilities and their families receiving appropriate supportive services. Six main barriers were identified: language and communication difficulties; lack of knowledge about service delivery system; perceived cultural differences; being 'a minority within a minority'; individual differences between cultural and family groups; lack of resources to meet needs within the family. Implications of the barriers are discussed.
Negotiating needs, access and gatekeeping: developments in health and community care policies in the UK and the rights of disabled and older citizens
- Authors:
- RUMMERY Kirstein, GLENDINNING Caroline
- Journal article citation:
- Critical Social Policy, 19(3), August 1999, pp.335-351.
- Publisher:
- Sage
This article argues that the cumulative consequences of community care policies in the UK have resulted in a move from universal access to NHS services to discretionary access to residual local authority services. Draws on an empirical study of the experiences of disabled and older people who have tried to gain access to community care assessments.