Short break and respite services for disabled children in England : comparing children's and parents' perspectives of their impact on children

Welch, Vicki and Collins, Michelle and Hatton, Chris and Emerson, Eric and Robertson, Janet and Wells, Emma and Langer, Susanne (2014) Short break and respite services for disabled children in England : comparing children's and parents' perspectives of their impact on children. Children and Society, 28 (6). pp. 478-494. ISSN 0951-0605

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Abstract

Researchers, health and social care workers often seek to understand the perspectives of children; but gathering views directly from children can present difficulties. Parents are often asked to provide accounts of children’s feelings or opinions on the assumption that their proxy reports are accurate and unproblematic. This qualitative thematic analysis of open-question responses from 352 parents and 73 disabled children, examines their accounts of the impact of short break services on disabled children. Participants’ perspectives differed; children tended to describe immediate outcomes such as enjoying activities and participation; parents acknowledged these, but focused on longer-term developmental outcomes for children.

Creators(s): Welch, Vicki ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2447-1854, Collins, Michelle, Hatton, Chris, Emerson, Eric, Robertson, Janet, Wells, Emma and Langer, Susanne;
Item type:Article
ID code:43578
Keywords:children's veiws, participation, short breaks, social services, Social pathology. Social and public welfare, Child Health. Child health services, Social Sciences(all)
Subjects:Social Sciences > Social pathology. Social and public welfare
Medicine > Pediatrics > Child Health. Child health services
Department:Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HaSS) > School of Social Work and Social Policy > Centre for Excellence for Children's Care and Protection (CELCIS)
Depositing user: Pure Administrator
Date deposited:24 Apr 2013 10:59
Last modified:20 Jan 2021 19:44
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URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/43578
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