Purpose

It has been recommended that social, health and other relevant professionals work collaboratively to support parents with learning disabilities (LD) and their children. A number of qualitative studies have investigated the experiences of professionals who work with parents with LD. A synthesis of these experiences has not as yet been produced, and therefore, the purpose of this paper is to review how professionals experience working with parents with LD to inform practice guidelines on how parents with LD can be supported most effectively.

Design/methodology/approach

A systematic search took place using five databases and 15 peer-reviewed papers were identified based on the relevant inclusion and exclusion criteria. The quality of each included paper was systematically evaluated. Meta-ethnography was used to synthesise the qualitative data from the identified studies.

Findings

The synthesis offered six themes: concerns about knowledge and experience, the importance of and difficulties with available support, the importance of and challenges with liaison with and between professionals, differences in power, conflicting priorities – parents or children?, the personal impact on professionals.

Originality/value

The results are discussed in the context of previous research. Recommendations for future research and practice innovation are made.

中文翻译：

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与有学习障碍的父母一起工作的专业人员的经验是什么？元民族志

目的

建议社会，卫生和其他相关专业人员共同合作，为有学习障碍的父母及其子女提供支持。许多定性研究调查了与LD父母一起工作的专业人士的经验。尚未对这些经验进行综合，因此，本文的目的是回顾专业人士与LD父母一起工作的经验，以指导实践指南如何最有效地支持LD父母。

设计/方法/方法

使用五个数据库进行了系统的搜索，并根据相关的纳入和排除标准确定了15篇经同行评审的论文。系统评估了每份收录纸张的质量。元民族志学用于从确定的研究中综合定性数据。

发现

该综述提供了六个主题：对知识和经验的关注，对可用支持的重要性和困难，与专业人员之间以及与专业人员之间的联系的重要性和挑战，权力上的差异，父母或孩子之间的优先权冲突，个人对专业人员的影响。

创意/价值

在先前研究的背景下讨论了结果。为将来的研究和实践创新提出了建议。