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Identifying the needs of parents with learning disabilities: A review
Author(s) -
McGaw Sue,
Sturmey Peter
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
child abuse review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.569
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 1099-0852
pISSN - 0952-9136
DOI - 10.1002/car.2380020207
Subject(s) - learning disability , statutory law , neglect , intervention (counseling) , legislature , psychology , challenging behaviour , identification (biology) , developmental psychology , raising (metalworking) , medical education , medicine , psychiatry , political science , geometry , mathematics , botany , law , biology
Despite the success of some programmes in raising the parental competency of parents who have learning disabilities, many services are still providing only minimal support to such families, often following crisis intervention. Recent legislative changes within the UK have meant that statutory services are now required to adopt a preventative approach to children and families in need. A review of the literature reveals that children of learning‐disabled parents are particularly vulnerable to abuse/neglect and removal from their natural family. This article addresses the difficulties that many clinicians currently experience in the early identification of parents who have learning disabilities. It also emphasizes the need for a systematic approach in the assessment of these parents prior to the implementation of parental teaching programmes.