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Crossing no man's land: a specialist support service for parents with learning disabilities.
- Source :
- Child & Family Social Work; May2012, Vol. 17 Issue 2, p233-243, 11p, 5 Charts
- Publication Year :
- 2012
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Abstract
- ABSTRACT This paper discusses the key role played by a specialist Parents with Learning Disabilities team in supporting parents with learning disabilities who are involved with child protection services. This team is recognized as working through three levels of relationships to enable parents to engage firstly with this service and then with services concerned with the welfare of their children. The team also promotes positive multi-agency relationships. The service is praised, by parents, for its respectful, trusting yet honest and challenging relationships and was also respected and trusted by child protection workers, who are sure of the team's commitment to the welfare of the children and who see them as central to the support that is provided to parents with learning disabilities. Parents who have previously had children removed are engaged with children's services and being supported to parent by this service which is living out the principles of positive support for this group of parents discussed in the Good Practice Guidance on Working with Parents with Learning Disabilities (Department of Health and Department for Education and Skills) and Finding the Right Support (2006). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- AUDITING
CHILDREN of people with mental illness
CUSTODY of children
FOCUS groups
INTERVIEWING
MEDICAL protocols
MEDICAL specialties & specialists
PEOPLE with intellectual disabilities
HEALTH outcome assessment
TRUST
TEAMS in the workplace
CLIENT relations
SOCIAL support
THEMATIC analysis
TREATMENT effectiveness
INSTITUTIONAL cooperation
PARENTING education
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13567500
- Volume :
- 17
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Child & Family Social Work
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 74021493
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2206.2012.00833.x