Constructing the ‘ideal’ family for family‐centred practice: challenges for delivery

J. Dodd; S. Saggers; H. Wildy

doi:10.1080/09687590802652447

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Constructing the ‘ideal’ family for family‐centred practice: challenges for delivery

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Constructing the ‘ideal’ family for family‐centred practice: challenges for delivery

J. Dodd, S. Saggers and H. Wildy

Disability & Society, Vol.24(2), pp.173-186

2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/09687590802652447

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Abstract

Family-centred practice positions families as the key decision-makers, central to and experts in the wants and needs of their child. This paper discusses how families interviewed for a Western Australian study describe their relationships with a range of allied health professionals in the paediatric disability sector. The allied health professionals, in turn, describe how they characterize the role of families caring for children with disabilities. We argue that the successful implementation of family- centred principles in service delivery need to move beyond the individualizing of responsibility and acknowledge the structural and systemic limits to family-centred practice, as well as the social complexity within which diverse families live

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Title: Constructing the ‘ideal’ family for family‐centred practice: challenges for delivery
Authors/Creators: J. Dodd (Author/Creator) - Curtin University
S. Saggers (Author/Creator) - Curtin University
H. Wildy (Author/Creator) - Murdoch University
Publication Details: Disability & Society, Vol.24(2), pp.173-186
Publisher: Carfax Publishing Ltd.
Identifiers: 991005542992807891
Copyright: © 2009 Taylor & Francis
Murdoch Affiliation: School of Education
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

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Citation topics: 1 Clinical & Life Sciences; 1.136 Autism & Development Disorders; 1.136.1780 Parental Stress
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