Download or read book Common Issues Faced by Parents of Children with Disabilities and Support Mechanisms Available written by Baljinder Kaur and published by . This book was released on 2018-06-28 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essay from the year 2018 in the subject Pedagogy - Nursery Pedagogy, Early Childhood Education, grade: 69%, Newman University, language: English, abstract: Disability is viewed as a form of a social issue for families with disabled or impaired children and is referred to restrictions resulting from social experiences, which requires attention and needs to be addressed via removing the barriers that children and families experience (Curran and Cole, 2014: Burke, 2008). Since the focus of this essay is structured around the title 'If I could change one thing...I would change the fact that my child and my family have to fight for every single service we need" (NCB, 2007) shows no signs of an inclusive society. So, this essay will demonstrate a knowledge and understanding of the common issues children with disabilities and families experience. A significant knowledge of the historical context of disability and the models surrounding disability, where segregation was obvious, and the knowledge of the legislation and policies for families with disabled children, will be demonstrated first. It will also evaluate some issues highlighted when supporting parents and families of children with disabilities and SEN. Some significance is placed around the importance of multi-agencies and partnership with parents and professionals from other agencies when offering provision for families with disabled children to show whether the society has moved from integration to inclusion.
Download or read book Parenting Matters written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2016-11-21 with total page 525 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Decades of research have demonstrated that the parent-child dyad and the environment of the familyâ€"which includes all primary caregiversâ€"are at the foundation of children's well- being and healthy development. From birth, children are learning and rely on parents and the other caregivers in their lives to protect and care for them. The impact of parents may never be greater than during the earliest years of life, when a child's brain is rapidly developing and when nearly all of her or his experiences are created and shaped by parents and the family environment. Parents help children build and refine their knowledge and skills, charting a trajectory for their health and well-being during childhood and beyond. The experience of parenting also impacts parents themselves. For instance, parenting can enrich and give focus to parents' lives; generate stress or calm; and create any number of emotions, including feelings of happiness, sadness, fulfillment, and anger. Parenting of young children today takes place in the context of significant ongoing developments. These include: a rapidly growing body of science on early childhood, increases in funding for programs and services for families, changing demographics of the U.S. population, and greater diversity of family structure. Additionally, parenting is increasingly being shaped by technology and increased access to information about parenting. Parenting Matters identifies parenting knowledge, attitudes, and practices associated with positive developmental outcomes in children ages 0-8; universal/preventive and targeted strategies used in a variety of settings that have been effective with parents of young children and that support the identified knowledge, attitudes, and practices; and barriers to and facilitators for parents' use of practices that lead to healthy child outcomes as well as their participation in effective programs and services. This report makes recommendations directed at an array of stakeholders, for promoting the wide-scale adoption of effective programs and services for parents and on areas that warrant further research to inform policy and practice. It is meant to serve as a roadmap for the future of parenting policy, research, and practice in the United States.
Download or read book Parenting and disability written by Olsen, Richard and published by Policy Press. This book was released on 2003-04-16 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book reports on the first substantial UK study of parenting, disability and mental health. It examines the views of parents and children in 75 families. Covering a broad spectrum of issues facing disabled parents and their families, Parenting and disability: provides a comprehensive review of relevant policy issues; explores the barriers to full participation in parenting that disabled parents face; examines the complex ways in which broader social divisions, including gender and socioeconomic status, interact with disability; advocates measures to support disabled parents and their families by promoting and supporting relationships within the family. The book is aimed at a wide audience, including students and academics in social policy, social work, disability studies, sociology, education, and nursing, people working in the voluntary sector, disabled activists and their supporters, as well as policy makers and practitioners in a range of statutory agencies.
Download or read book Families of Children with Developmental Disabilities written by David W. Carroll and published by . This book was released on 2015-05-09 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Parents of children with disabilities confront a number of challenges and may be at risk for depressive or trauma-related symptoms. Changes in family roles and routines can cause stress for parents, siblings, and extended family alike as they confront multiple issues, including behavioral problems and frequent healthcare needs. Despite such challenges, many families derive a sense of meaning from facing their difficulties in a positive way. This book surveys the most recent empirical research on families of children with disabilities and provides guidelines and strategies for the developmental and family psychologists who support these clients. The book follows a developmental progression, first examining the immediate effects that a child's disability can have on his or her family and looking at the changes that occur as the child grows and faces new challenges. In doing so, the author examines studies employing a variety of methodologies, including quantitative research, meta-analyses, and qualitative methods such as narrative analysis. The book also describes cognitive behavioral interventions and programs that train parents to more effectively manage child behavioral problems and thereby improve family well-being.
Download or read book Educating One and All written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1997-06-27 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the movement toward standards-based education, an important question stands out: How will this reform affect the 10% of school-aged children who have disabilities and thus qualify for special education? In Educating One and All, an expert committee addresses how to reconcile common learning for all students with individualized education for "one"â€"the unique student. The book makes recommendations to states and communities that have adopted standards-based reform and that seek policies and practices to make reform consistent with the requirements of special education. The committee explores the ideas, implementation issues, and legislative initiatives behind the tradition of special education for people with disabilities. It investigates the policy and practice implications of the current reform movement toward high educational standards for all students. Educating One and All examines the curricula and expected outcomes of standards-based education and the educational experience of students with disabilitiesâ€"and identifies points of alignment between the two areas. The volume documents the diverse population of students with disabilities and their school experiences. Because approaches to assessment and accountability are key to standards-based reforms, the committee analyzes how assessment systems currently address students with disabilities, including testing accommodations. The book addresses legal and resource implications, as well as parental participation in children's education.
Download or read book The Parent to Parent Handbook written by Betsy Santelli and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this comprehensive book, you'll learn how to develop and maintain a strong local Parent to Parent program that individually matches "veteran" supporting parents with those who are new to the challenges of caring for a child with a disability.
Download or read book Challenges Surrounding the Education of Children with Chronic Diseases written by Gordon, Maria and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2015-10-02 with total page 429 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While governing bodies have mandated that all students have the right to an education, with disabled students treated to the same rights and opportunities as non-disabled students, policymakers do not always agree on what all-inclusive education should look like. Challenges Surrounding the Education of Children with Chronic Diseases explores the needs that children with certain conditions—such as diabetes, cancer, juvenile idiopathic arthritis, and inflammatory bowel disease—might have in the classroom. Featuring coverage on a wide range of topics relating to pre-service teacher training, school administrators’ policies, and the experiences of children with chronic health conditions, this book is an essential reference source for teachers, educators, school administrators, policymakers, and anyone else concerned with inclusive educational rights for all students.
Download or read book Depression in Parents Parenting and Children written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2009-10-28 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Depression is a widespread condition affecting approximately 7.5 million parents in the U.S. each year and may be putting at least 15 million children at risk for adverse health outcomes. Based on evidentiary studies, major depression in either parent can interfere with parenting quality and increase the risk of children developing mental, behavioral and social problems. Depression in Parents, Parenting, and Children highlights disparities in the prevalence, identification, treatment, and prevention of parental depression among different sociodemographic populations. It also outlines strategies for effective intervention and identifies the need for a more interdisciplinary approach that takes biological, psychological, behavioral, interpersonal, and social contexts into consideration. A major challenge to the effective management of parental depression is developing a treatment and prevention strategy that can be introduced within a two-generation framework, conducive for parents and their children. Thus far, both the federal and state response to the problem has been fragmented, poorly funded, and lacking proper oversight. This study examines options for widespread implementation of best practices as well as strategies that can be effective in diverse service settings for diverse populations of children and their families. The delivery of adequate screening and successful detection and treatment of a depressive illness and prevention of its effects on parenting and the health of children is a formidable challenge to modern health care systems. This study offers seven solid recommendations designed to increase awareness about and remove barriers to care for both the depressed adult and prevention of effects in the child. The report will be of particular interest to federal health officers, mental and behavioral health providers in diverse parts of health care delivery systems, health policy staff, state legislators, and the general public.
Download or read book Opportunities for Improving Programs and Services for Children with Disabilities written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2018-08-06 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although the general public in the United States assumes children to be generally healthy and thriving, a substantial and growing number of children have at least one chronic health condition. Many of these conditions are associated with disabilities and interfere regularly with children's usual activities, such as play or leisure activities, attending school, and engaging in family or community activities. In their most severe forms, such disorders are serious lifelong threats to children's social, emotional well-being and quality of life, and anticipated adult outcomes such as for employment or independent living. However, pinpointing the prevalence of disability among children in the U.S. is difficult, as conceptual frameworks and definitions of disability vary among federal programs that provide services to this population and national surveys, the two primary sources for prevalence data. Opportunities for Improving Programs and Services for Children with Disabilities provides a comprehensive analysis of health outcomes for school-aged children with disabilities. This report reviews and assesses programs, services, and supports available to these children and their families. It also describes overarching program, service, and treatment goals; examines outreach efforts and utilization rates; identifies what outcomes are measured and how they are reported; and describes what is known about the effectiveness of these programs and services.
Download or read book Research Handbook on Migration and Education written by Halleli Pinson and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2023-12-11 with total page 587 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contributing to the shaping of education and migration as a distinct field of research, this forward-looking Research Handbook explores cross-cutting questions on the range of challenges facing education systems, migrant children and students today.
Download or read book Handbook of Social Development written by Vincent B. Van Hasselt and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-11-11 with total page 605 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Social development over one's lifetime is a complex area that has received consider able attention in the psychological, social-psychological, and sociological literature over the years. Surprisingl~ however, since 1969, when Rand McNally published Goslin's Handbook of Socialization, no comprehensive statement of the field has appeared in book form. Given the impressive data in this area that have been adduced over the last two decades, we trust that our handbook will serve to fill that gap. In this volume we have followed a lifespan perspective, starting with the social interactions that transpire in the earliest development stages and progressing through childhood, adolescence, adulthood, and, finall~ one's senior years. In so doing we cover a variety of issues in depth. The book contains 21 chapters and is divided into five parts: I, Theoretical Perspectives; II, Infants and Toddlers; ill, Children and Adolescents; Iv, Adults; and V, The Elderly. Each of the parts begins with introductory material that reviews the overall issues to be considered. Many individuals have contributed to the final production of this handbook. Foremost are our eminent contributors, who graciously agreed to share with us their expertise. We also thank our administrative and technical staff for their assistance in carrying out the day-to-day tasks necessary to complete such a project. Finall~ we thank Eliot Werner, Executive Editor at Plenum, for his willingness to publish and for his tolerance for the delays inevitable in the development of a large handbook.
Download or read book Social Support and Health of Parents of Children with Developmental Disabilities written by Robert S. Dembo and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Parenting a child with a developmental disability can be a profoundly stressful experience. Although caregiving is an expected part of becoming a parent, those raising children with developmental disabilities face several unique challenges. The prolonged exposure to caregiving stress can take a toll on parents' well-being and is associated with poor physical and mental health outcomes. With an observed uptick in the prevalence of developmental conditions in the United States, there is growing awareness that caregiver morbidity poses a significant threat to public health. Most research on coping in parents of children with developmental disabilities has focused on the protective role of intra-individual factors. However, there is increasing recognition that the capacity to flourish is as much a social process as it is an individual one. Because human lives are fundamentally interdependent, it is useful to examine how relational resources can be marshalled to facilitate resilience in people exposed to chronic stress. Guided by the convoy model of social relations and a network theoretical perspective, this dissertation considers the extent to which social connectedness promotes well-being in parents of children with developmental disabilities. The first project utilized data from the Midlife in the United States (MIDUS) study to develop a social network typology for parents of children with and without developmental disabilities. The social network typology was derived from an array of social-relational characteristics--community participation, social support, relationship strain--to approximate the broader person-environment system in which parents were embedded. A k-means analysis and several validation indices suggested that an optimal solution partitioned the parents into two clusters: a "diverse and supported" network type and a "restricted and unsupported" network type. Though there was considerable heterogeneity, parents of children with developmental disabilities were more likely to have restricted and unsupported networks, whereas parents of children without developmental disabilities were more likely to have diverse and supported networks. A permutation and misclassification simulation identified the relative importance of the social-relational characteristics to determining respondents' network types. Social support received from kin and friends was paramount for parents of children with developmental disabilities, while measures of community participation mattered most for parents of children without developmental disabilities. Drawing on the same data and sample as used in Project #1, the second dissertation project compared parents of children with and without developmental disabilities across an extensive set of health outcomes; assessed the effect of the social network typology on parents' well-being; and analyzed whether having a diverse and supported network buffered the putative health impacts of parenting a child with a developmental disability. On every indicator that was considered, parents of children with developmental disabilities exhibited worse mental and physical health than parents of children without disabilities. Among all respondents, being embedded in a diverse and supported network was associated with greater well-being. However, on select mental health outcomes (major depression, self-rated mental health, and negative affect), there was a differentially beneficial effect of having a well-resourced network for parents of children with developmental disabilities. That is, there was some evidence to suggest that social network resources serve a compensatory function in the context of caregiving. Moderating effects on both the additive and multiplicative scales were identified. In contrast, the social network typology did not buffer the adverse physical health consequences associated with parenting a child with a developmental disability. The second dissertation project provided cross-sectional evidence that social network resources are associated with greater well-being among parents of children with developmental disabilities. The third dissertation project tests competing mechanisms that could explain these associations: social causation (i.e., networks affect health) and social selection (i.e., health affects networks). Project #3 examined longitudinal egocentric network data collected on a sample of mothers of adolescents and adults with autism. The analysis considered relationships between support network characteristics and maternal mental health over 5 waves, or a 12-year period of time. Structural equation models with maximum likelihood estimation and random effects were used to test the causal direction between networks and health. The results supported both social causation and selection hypotheses: kin support was beneficial for depression; anxiety and depression were detrimental to mothers' level of contact with network members; the linkages between network diversity and both anxiety and depression were bidirectional; a similar bidirectional pattern was observed between network size and maternal mental health. Like all people, parents of children with developmental disabilities are "sociosyncratic"--actively shaping and shaped by the networks to which they belong. The resources that flow through social ties, and the nature of ties themselves, have the potential to buffer against caregiving stress and promote family resilience. This dissertation provides a greater understanding of how, and under what conditions, positive social relationships benefit parents' health. The evidence from the three projects can be used to design network interventions and support programs to better assist parents with prolonged and intensive caregiving responsibilities.
Download or read book Parents with Intellectual Disabilities written by Gwynnyth Llewellyn and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-02-18 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first international, cross-disciplinary book to explore and understand the lives of parents with intellectual disabilities, their children, and the systems and services they encounter Presents a unique, pan-disciplinary overview of this growing field of study Offers a human rights approach to disability and family life Informed by the newly adopted UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (2006) Provides comprehensive research-based knowledge from leading figures in the field of intellectual disability
Download or read book Parenting and the Child s World written by John G. Borkowski and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2001-10-01 with total page 439 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stimulated by the publication of The Nurture Assumption by Judith Rich Harris, Parenting and the Child's World was conceived around the notion that there are multiple sources of influence on children's development, including parenting behavior, family resources, genetic and other biological factors, as well as social influences from peers, teachers, and the community at large. The text's 39 contributors search for when, where, and how parenting matters and the major antecedents and moderators of effective parenting. The chapters focus on the major conceptual issues and empirical approaches that underlie our understanding of the importance of parenting for child development in academic, socio-emotional, and risk-taking domains. Additional goals are to show how culture and parenting are interwoven, to chart future research directions, and to help parents and professionals understand the implications of major research findings.
Download or read book Children s Rights in Health Care written by Jozef H.H.M. Dorscheidt and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2018-11-22 with total page 675 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume contains several analyses of health rights issues related to children. The various chapters provide an overview of this captivating area and may be of special interest to lawyers, health care professionals, ethicists, psychologists, judicial institutions, policy makers, interest groups, students and all others who are concerned with the children’s rights perspective on health care.
Download or read book Parenting and Disability written by Richard Olsen and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work reports on the first substantial UK study of parenting, disability and mental health. It examines the views of parents and children in 75 families. Covering a broad spectrum of issues facing disabled parents and their families it provides a comprehensive review of policy issues.
Download or read book Barriers to Successful Parenting written by Jaime Zehner and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Parents with developmental disabilities face a number of challenges in performing parental duties in accordance with current child welfare policies, which allow for the termination of parental rights on the basis of disability. The purpose of this research is to examine the barriers to successful parenting amongst persons with developmental disabilities; and to identify best service practices for addressing parent needs. The literature review utilized peer reviewed journal articles, and policies to examine the challenges faced by families with parental disability. This research study examined the needs of 48 parents with developmental disabilities in Sacramento County. Findings indicate that the primary barriers were insufficient social supports and reduced ability to support child education. An overwhelming majority of participants were involved with Child Protective Services and requested professional supports in providing an adequate standard of care for their families.
