The normalisation and consequent invisibility of women's care work is well-studied interrogated critically. However, a subset women (older in particular), have been left out this critical engagement, rendered even more invisible an arrangement that benefits the state, society community. Custodial grandmothers, as kin carers, take on responsibility for their grandchildren range reasons varied lengths time, with or without involvement state. In article, we reflect various explorations...

Abstract Grandparents become custodial carers of their grandchildren for a variety reasons, including love, fear losing the children to system, efforts protect while managing relationships with adult child (parent), policy impetus, and even convenience protection systems. As obvious candidates care provision, grandparents report feeling pressured take on care, yet many grandcarers are poorly supported feel taken granted. Drawing mixed method study grandparent service providers located in...

People with dementia usually prefer to live in the community. Research is needed identify 'tipping point' for residential care entry and highlight how people can be supported remain at home as long possible. Few previous studies have examined caregivers' perceptions explanations reasons need enter Australia.To explore factors contributing entering Perth, Western Australia, from perspectives of informal carers staff.This phenomenological study used purposive sampling recruit formal caregivers...

Aboriginal children are overrepresented in Australia's child protection system, and limited tools available to assist with connecting these their culture. The Stitching Our Future Together (SOFT) Program, developed consultation non-Aboriginal peoples, services, other specialists, is used within the Department of Communities' Child Protection Family Support (CPFS) Division Western Australia address big emotions safe behaviours care. This study phenomenology social constructivism explore CPFS...

In June 2017, the Australian Law Reform Commission (‘ALRC’) released Inquiry on Protecting Rights of Older Australians from Abuse. A national elder abuse prevalence study was a key recommendation to: (1) measure extent this problem within Australia; (2) help arrange availability and demand for resources, responses delivered by statutory authorities organisations; (3) evaluate effectiveness services designed to prevent (ALRC 2017). past, research has relied age ‘cut-offs’ determine older...

This qualitative phenomenological study explored the experiences and needs of eight older male caregivers after their partner entered full-time residential aged care within past 36 months. Semi-structured interviews were conducted, thematically analyzed, member-checked for accuracy. transition was a time significant turmoil caregivers. Feelings grief, loss, guilt, regret experienced, intertwined with feelings relief reassurance that would be well cared facility. Following transition, also...

Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR) has experienced significant economic growth in the last two decades. While access to education, health, and employment for people with disabilities also improved markedly, intellectual are still among most vulnerable society. This article presents findings from a screening survey of 2469 participants, focus group discussion key stakeholders disabilities, case study Association Autism. The suggests 1.9% working age participants (18–59) 0.7% children...

Abstract Social work student supervision during field education is a mandated requirement where students review their activities and learning in the workplace with educators (FEs). Inevitably service users will be discussed but have little or no opportunity to represent perspectives sessions. In order explore how user might integrated into supervision, this qualitative study examined participation of two Lived Experience Educators sessions between six social FEs final placement. Despite some...

Abstract Objective The goal of this research was to map and identify service social policy needs, gaps, barriers, enablers for Western Australian custodial grandparent carers. Background Grandparents are increasingly providing kinship care their grandchildren, yet there is substantial inconsistency in frameworks, systems, services that offer support grandfamilies across Australia. Method This mixed‐methods project synthesized micro‐ macro‐level data, including carer respondents an online...

The abuse of older people, often perpetrated by family and friends, is a complex multidimensional social problem. In most Australian jurisdictions, responses are currently limited to either primary-level (information, education referral) or tertiary-level statutory responses. Outside Australia, Family Group Conferencing has partially addressed this secondary-level service gap inviting the person their wider system identify establish family-led plan address potential actual risk abuse. This...