Unseen and Invisible? Issues of Recognition for Parents With Intellectual Disabilities Accessing Social Work and Social Care Services for Adults in England

IF 1.9 3区医学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, EDUCATIONAL

Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities Pub Date : 2025-08-03 DOI:10.1111/jar.70075

Beth Tarleton, Gillian MacIntyre, Danielle Turney, Rhian Fawcett

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Abstract

Background

Parents in England with an intellectual disability may be eligible for support with parenting from Local Authority's Adult services under the Care Act (2014).

Method

This study investigated how adult social workers support these parents through 18 interviews with managers and commissioners and focus groups with 52 social workers, analysed using thematic analysis.

Results

Parents with a diagnosed ‘intellectual disability’ accessed ‘gold standard of support’ from intellectual disability teams. Parents with a milder or borderline intellectual disability accessed support from the ‘general’ team if they had two eligible needs under the Care Act. There were inclusive and more restrictive approaches, related to a lack of resources and social worker knowledge and skills, to the recognition of two eligible needs.

Conclusions

Parents with milder intellectual disabilities are rendered invisible to services due to not having a ‘label’ or ‘obvious’ eligibility for support under the Care Act.

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看不见和看不见？英国成人社会工作和社会关怀服务对智障父母的认可问题

根据《关爱法案》（2014年），英国有智力残疾的父母可能有资格获得地方当局成人服务部门的育儿支持。方法本研究通过对18位管理者和专员的访谈以及对52位社会工作者的焦点小组访谈，对成年社会工作者如何支持这些父母进行调查，并采用主题分析法进行分析。结果：被诊断为“智力残疾”的父母获得了智力残疾团队的“黄金支持标准”。患有轻度或边缘性智力残疾的父母，如果符合《护理法案》的两项要求，可以从“一般”团队获得支持。由于缺乏资源和社会工作者的知识和技能，在确认两种符合条件的需要方面采取了包容性和限制性更强的办法。根据《关爱法案》，由于没有获得支持的“标签”或“明显”资格，轻度智力残疾的父母无法获得服务。

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Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities Multiple-

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4.70

自引率

12.50%

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期刊介绍： JARID is an international, peer-reviewed journal which draws together findings derived from original applied research in intellectual disabilities. The journal is an important forum for the dissemination of ideas to promote valued lifestyles for people with intellectual disabilities. It reports on research from the UK and overseas by authors from all relevant professional disciplines. It is aimed at an international, multi-disciplinary readership. Topics covered include community living, quality of life, challenging behaviour, communication, sexuality, medication, ageing, supported employment, family issues, mental health, physical health, autism, economic issues, social networks, staff stress, staff training, epidemiology and service provision.