Parents with learning disabilities: perceived incidence and needs.
Recent literature and government guidance has highlighted the rights of parents with leaming disabilities and role of services in meeting their needs. In the present study, three focus groups were conducted involving 35 members of community health visiting teams in order to identify estimated incidence and needs of parents with learning disabilities and the needs of services in supporting them. The health visiting teams identified clinically significant numbers of parents with learning disabilities and--through qualitative focus group discussion--suggested a significant need for intervention and support for these parents, greater resources and knowledge within health visiting services, and improved interagency co-ordination and communication.
Barkby
Annie
A
Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Liverpool.
Talbot
Helen
H
Lee
Amy
A
Skirrow
Paul
P
Greenhill
Elizabeth
E
Cookson
Alex
A
Whitehead
Richard
R
Hiley
William
W
D003152:Community Health Nursing; D004739:England; D005260:Female; D017144:Focus Groups; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D020380:Needs Assessment; D016487:Parenting; D012947:Social Work