Juggling and Struggling: A Preliminary Work-Life Study of Mothers with Adolescents Who Have Developmental Disabilities

Autor/in	Parish, Susan L.
Titel	Juggling and Struggling: A Preliminary Work-Life Study of Mothers with Adolescents Who Have Developmental Disabilities
Quelle	In: Mental Retardation: A Journal of Practices, Policy and Perspectives, 44 (2006) 6, S.393-404 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0047-6765
DOI	10.1352/0047-6765(2006)44[393:JASAPW]2.0.CO;2
Schlagwörter	Adolescents; Mothers; Focus Groups; Developmental Disabilities; Family Work Relationship; Human Services + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Mother; Mutter; Entwicklungsstörung; Humanitäre Hilfe
Abstract	A focus group study was conducted to develop an understanding of the experiences of mothers who are trying to balance employment with caring for an adolescent with developmental disabilities. Mothers reported facing considerable difficulties balancing work and caregiving responsibilities because support services rapidly declined when their child reached adolescence. Service cuts were related to the fact that adolescents are expected to be able to care for themselves, despite the fact that for many adolescents with disabilities, this is not possible. The mothers also reported that the preponderance of the responsibility for arranging care for their children was theirs and was not shouldered by their partners. Policy implications are discussed. (Author).
Anmerkungen	American Association on Mental Retardation. P.O. Box 7065, Lawrence, KS 66044-7065. Tel: 785-843-1235; Fax: 785-843-1274; e-mail: AJMR@allenpress.com; Web site: http://www.aamr.org/Periodicals/index.shtml
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10