Background There is an unequivocal relationship between socio-economic status and child well-being. The Family Stress Model of economic hardship proposes that this mediated by financial hardship, parenting stress behaviours. In study, the tested analysis extended to examine main moderating effects social support. Methods A survey incorporating well-validated measures stress, behaviours difficulties was sent 1296 parents who had utilized universal family support services in Alberta, Canada....

Caregiver burden is an increasing problem with patients surviving longer and more care tasks falling to informal caregivers. While research has identified patient caregiver variables associated burden, less focused on aspects of the environment. The present study investigated available support unmet needs 57 advanced cancer, 45 their carers 40 health professionals. Carers consistently higher levels for than professionals, identifying patients. also who in turn Surprisingly, did not increase...

As more people with intellectual disability have children, serious concerns are being raised about the unusually high rate at which their children removed. This review describes how parents fare in child protection and court processes offers both an empirical a legal critique of frequently encountered presumptions parenting capacity.

Background Parents with learning difficulties are known to face a high risk of losing their children. This paper reports findings from study designed throw light on the numbers parents and children coming before Family Courts in Children Act proceedings what happened them as result. Method The presents descriptive information characteristics children, basis professional concerns these cases, details final outcomes placement decisions extracted documentary review court files. Results were...

Abstract Mothers with learning difficulties 1 are thought to be among the most socially isolated parents in community. A great deal of attention has been directed assessing their parenting abilities and teaching skills, but less given support that mothers may (or not) receive from family, friends service system. The present paper investigates mothers' views about types which they whom it. Data were derived 70 who participated interviews using a interview guide designed accommodate cognitive...

Abstract Background An increasing number of women with intellectual disability (ID) have children. Cross‐sectional, clinical population data suggest that these face an increased risk delivering preterm and/or low birthweight babies. The aim this study was to explore the prevalence poor pregnancy and birth outcomes in ID self‐reported learning difficulties antenatal population. Methods A total 878 pregnant attending their first clinic visit were ‘screened’ for ID. Pregnancy extracted from...

This study investigated the positive impact of having a disabled child. The question addressed is whether impacts reported by parents are better characterised as artefacts stress-processing or transformational outcomes. A total 538 parent-carers in Alberta, Canada completed survey. Most benefits. Their reports were corroborated measures family cohesion and social support. Reported benefit had no observed stress-buffering effects. findings suggest that benefits not merely perceived for sake...

Parents with cognitive impairments (CI) are overrepresented in child custody cases and their children at risk for adverse outcomes. Ecological-transactional researchers propose that outcomes a function of the interaction multiple distal, intermediate, proximal resilience factors. This study tested fit of, hypotheses from, an interactional model proposed by Feldman (2002 Feldman, M. A. 2002. "Parents intellectual disabilities children: Impediments supports". In Ethical dilemmas: Sexuality...

This mixed-methods study examined the impact of professional services on employment and leisure participation mothers children with autism. In Phase 1, 139 a child autism completed comprehensive survey addressing their experiences occupational participation. 2, in-depth interviews, informed by grounded theory methodology, were conducted sub-sample 19 to discuss relationship between services, employment, Findings revealed that discontinuity was significant predictor disrupted and/or leisure....

The experience of pregnancy and motherhood, from a woman's point view, has only been considered worthy research in recent decades. In this time, small number studies have examined the experiences mothers with intellectual disabilities. No study to date focussed on lived for women This paper reports findings phenomenological into becoming mother We focus stories three Australian disabilities about their being pregnant. Three key themes these are illuminated. First, through experiencing...

Research on child protection practice has been concerned mainly with the problem of maltreating parent. System philosophies and processes influences these, while addressed by some authors, have not received attention they deserve. Understanding ways in which practices are constructed offers insights into equitable or otherwise application these to different groups parents within our communities. In study reported here we examine how workers make decisions about removing children subsequently...

The authors examined decision making and service referral in child maltreatment investigations involving children of parents with cognitive impairments using the Canadian Incidence Study Reported Child Abuse Neglect (CIS-2003) core-data. CIS-2003 includes process outcome data on a total 1,243 (n = 1,170 weighted) which parental impairment was noted. Employing binary logistic regression analyses, found that perceived parent noncooperation most potent predictor court application. Alternative...

Accessible Summary Many people with learning disabilities are caught up in the criminal justice system. Yet few studies have explored what this is like for them. The available research suggests that often feel alone and afraid when they They do not understand happening to them, there no one can turn support. findings raise concerns about how treated within system, whether their rights being respected. Further needed better experiences support needs of who aim review synthesise from faced...

This paper explores resilience in families of children with disabilities the Province Alberta, Canada. Utilizing Ungar's social ecology resilience, we present an analysis 78 responsive interviews drawn from a three-year multimethod study. We show that who reported doing well were able to conduct their lives 'business as usual' approach daily lives, contrast struggling and had disability overtaken day-to-day routines activities. Exploring factors led these experiences, importance context...