Tarleton Beth, MacIntyre Gillian, Turney Danielle, Fawcett Rhian
University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK.
J Appl Res Intellect Disabil. 2025 Jul;38(4):e70075. doi: 10.1111/jar.70075.
Parents in England with an intellectual disability may be eligible for support with parenting from Local Authority's Adult services under the Care Act (2014).
This study investigated how adult social workers support these parents through 18 interviews with managers and commissioners and focus groups with 52 social workers, analysed using thematic analysis.
Parents with a diagnosed 'intellectual disability' accessed 'gold standard of support' from intellectual disability teams. Parents with a milder or borderline intellectual disability accessed support from the 'general' team if they had two eligible needs under the Care Act. There were inclusive and more restrictive approaches, related to a lack of resources and social worker knowledge and skills, to the recognition of two eligible needs.
Parents with milder intellectual disabilities are rendered invisible to services due to not having a 'label' or 'obvious' eligibility for support under the Care Act.
根据《2014年护理法案》，英格兰有智力障碍的父母可能有资格获得地方当局成人服务部门提供的育儿支持。
本研究通过对管理人员和专员进行18次访谈以及与52名社会工作者进行焦点小组讨论，调查了成人社会工作者如何支持这些父母，并采用主题分析法进行分析。
被诊断为“智力障碍”的父母从智力障碍团队获得了“黄金标准的支持”。轻度或边缘性智力障碍的父母如果根据《护理法案》有两项符合条件的需求，则可从“普通”团队获得支持。在识别两项符合条件的需求方面，存在包容性和更具限制性的方法，这与资源不足以及社会工作者的知识和技能有关。
轻度智力障碍的父母由于没有“标签”或根据《护理法案》没有“明显”的支持资格，因此在服务中被忽视。
