ABSTRACT

While it is well-established that parents with disabilities and their families are over-represented in the child welfare system, no known research has described the parents,’ child welfare professionals,’ and attorneys’ perspectives on the system’s capacity to support them or their recommendations for improvement. This qualitative phenomenological study involved semi-structured interviews with 15 disabled parents, 15 child welfare professionals, and 15 parent attorneys. Respondents agreed that the child welfare system lacks expertise on disability and adequate services for disabled parents, and holds negative attitudes about them. Respondents recommended robust training for professionals on parents with disabilities, and individually-tailored services for disabled parents.

摘要

虽然残疾父母及其家庭在儿童福利系统中的比例过高已得到公认，但没有已知的研究描述过父母、“儿童福利专业人员”和律师对系统支持他们或他们的能力的看法改进建议。这项定性现象学研究涉及对 15 名残疾父母、15 名儿童福利专业人员和 15 名家长律师的半结构化访谈。受访者一致认为，儿童福利系统缺乏残疾方面的专业知识和为残疾父母提供的足够服务，并对他们持消极态度。受访者建议对残疾父母专业人士进行强有力的培训，并为残疾父母提供个性化服务。