Appropriate Measures? Supporting Parents with ID in the Context of the CRPD

The international literature continues to show that parents with intellectual disabilities (ID) do not receive proper support and face disproportionate rates of custody deprivation. Despite the efforts of activists, critical scholars and some progressive support workers, it seems that the situation...

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Published in:Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research
Main Authors: Stefánsdóttir, Sara, Rice, James, Aunos, Marjorie, McConnell, David
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Stockholm University Press 2022
Subjects:
Disability Studies
Social Studies
Parents with ID
Support services
Child Protection
CRPD
Iceland
Online Access:https://www.sjdr.se/jms/article/view/820
https://doi.org/10.16993/sjdr.820
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spelling ftjsjdr:oai:ojs.sjdr.se:article/820 2023-05-15T16:47:36+02:00 Appropriate Measures? Supporting Parents with ID in the Context of the CRPD Stefánsdóttir, Sara Rice, James Aunos, Marjorie McConnell, David Iceland October 2017-January 2019 Support workers (mainly in social service and child protection) involved in supporting parents with intellectual disability 2022-02-23 application/pdf application/xml https://www.sjdr.se/jms/article/view/820 https://doi.org/10.16993/sjdr.820 eng eng Stockholm University Press https://www.sjdr.se/jms/article/view/820/1251 https://www.sjdr.se/jms/article/view/820/1252 https://www.sjdr.se/jms/article/downloadSuppFile/820/756 10.16993/sjdr.820 https://www.sjdr.se/jms/article/view/820 doi:10.16993/sjdr.820 Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms. If a submission is rejected or withdrawn prior to publication, all rights return to the author(s):Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work (See The Effect of Open Access).Submitting to the journal implicitly confirms that all named authors and rights holders have agreed to the above terms of publication. It is the submitting author's responsibility to ensure all authors and relevant institutional bodies have given their agreement at the point of submission.Note: some institutions require authors to seek written approval in relation to the terms of publication. Should this be required, authors can request a separate licence agreement document from the editorial team (e.g. authors who are Crown employees). CC-BY Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research; Vol 24, No 1 (2022); 29–41 1745-3011 Disability Studies Social Studies Parents with ID Support services Child Protection CRPD info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2022 ftjsjdr https://doi.org/10.16993/sjdr.820 2022-12-29T17:17:44Z The international literature continues to show that parents with intellectual disabilities (ID) do not receive proper support and face disproportionate rates of custody deprivation. Despite the efforts of activists, critical scholars and some progressive support workers, it seems that the situation of parents with ID have not improved much. Iceland ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) in 2016. This contribution is one part of a larger project that aims to explore the impact of the ratification of the CRPD on service responses to parents with ascribed ID. Thirteen in-depth interviews were conducted with staff supporting these parents. The findings indicated attitudinal and organizational barriers to realizing the goals of the CRPD in this area. However, the findings also indicated a number of pathways forward upon which to build and which may help to produce better outcomes for parents with ID. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research (SJDR) Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research 24 1 29 41
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Social Studies
Parents with ID
Support services
Child Protection
CRPD
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Social Studies
Parents with ID
Support services
Child Protection
CRPD
Stefánsdóttir, Sara
Rice, James
Aunos, Marjorie
McConnell, David
Appropriate Measures? Supporting Parents with ID in the Context of the CRPD
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Social Studies
Parents with ID
Support services
Child Protection
CRPD
description The international literature continues to show that parents with intellectual disabilities (ID) do not receive proper support and face disproportionate rates of custody deprivation. Despite the efforts of activists, critical scholars and some progressive support workers, it seems that the situation of parents with ID have not improved much. Iceland ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) in 2016. This contribution is one part of a larger project that aims to explore the impact of the ratification of the CRPD on service responses to parents with ascribed ID. Thirteen in-depth interviews were conducted with staff supporting these parents. The findings indicated attitudinal and organizational barriers to realizing the goals of the CRPD in this area. However, the findings also indicated a number of pathways forward upon which to build and which may help to produce better outcomes for parents with ID.
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