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Exploring the experiences of independent advocates and parents with intellectual disabilities, following their involvement in child protection proceedings
Disability & Society ( IF 2.478 ) Pub Date : 2021-02-16 , DOI: 10.1080/09687599.2021.1881884
Charlotte Atkin 1 , Biza Stenfert Kroese 1
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Abstract

Parents with intellectual disabilities face a disproportionately high risk of having their children removed from their care. Independent advocates can play an important role in supporting parents with intellectual disabilities through child protection proceedings. This study explored the lived experiences of both parents with intellectual disabilities and the advocates who supported them in the context of child protection proceedings. Four superordinate themes emerged from the data (power and control; justice and fairness; compassion and empathy; and resilience), underpinned by fourteen themes and three subthemes. The findings revealed positive and effective relationships between advocates and parents with intellectual disabilities and offered insights into this relationship. They also provided new information about the lived experiences of advocates themselves and the challenges they face.

  • Points of interest
  • Many parents with intellectual disabilities have their children taken away.

  • Independent advocates help parents to understand why this happens and to have their voices heard.

  • The independent advocate’s job is complex, requiring many different skills. They receive no funding from the state.

  • Both parents with intellectual disabilities and advocates suffer feelings of powerlessness, due to isolation, lack of support and the challenges of going through child protection proceedings.

  • Advocates can help to improve the experiences of parents with intellectual disabilities who go through the child protection process.



中文翻译:

探索独立倡导者和智障父母在参与儿童保护程序后的经验

摘要

智障父母面临着让孩子脱离照料的高风险。独立倡导者可以通过儿童保护程序在支持智障父母方面发挥重要作用。本研究探讨了智障父母和在儿童保护程序中支持他们的倡导者的生活经历。数据中出现了四个上级主题(权力与控制;正义与公平;同情与同理心;以及复原力)),以十四个主题和三个子主题为基础。调查结果揭示了倡导者与智障父母之间的积极有效的关系,并为这种关系提供了见解。他们还提供了有关倡导者自己的生活经历以及他们面临的挑战的新信息。

  • 兴趣点
  • 许多智障父母将孩子带走。

  • 独立倡导者帮助父母理解为什么会发生这种情况并让他们的声音被听到。

  • 独立辩护人的工作很复杂,需要许多不同的技能。他们没有从国家获得资金。

  • 由于孤立、缺乏支持以及通过儿童保护程序的挑战,智障父母和倡导者都感到无能为力。

  • 倡导者可以帮助改善经历儿童保护程序的智障父母的体验。

更新日期:2021-02-16
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