Mothering Differently: Narratives of Mothers with Intellectual Disability Whose Children Have Been Compulsorily Removed

Autor/inn/en	Mayes, Rachel; Llewellyn, Gwynnyth
Titel	Mothering Differently: Narratives of Mothers with Intellectual Disability Whose Children Have Been Compulsorily Removed
Quelle	In: Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 37 (2012) 2, S.121-130 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1366-8250
DOI	10.3109/13668250.2012.673574
Schlagwörter	Child Abuse; Mothers; Mental Retardation; Child Rearing; Parents with Disabilities; Child Welfare; Parenting Skills; Personal Narratives; Social Services; Interviews; Parent Attitudes; Foreign Countries; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Abuse of children; Abuse; Child; Children; Kindesmissbrauch; Missbrauch; Kind; Kinder; Mother; Mutter; Geistige Behinderung; Kindererziehung; Kindeswohl; Erlebniserzählung; Social service; Soziale Dienstleistung; Soziale Dienste; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Elternverhalten; Ausland; Australien
Abstract	Background: Despite the frequency with which mothers with intellectual disability have their children removed, little theoretical or empirical work has understood the mothers' perspectives on this. A few studies have reported mothers' feelings of grief and loss and their sense of powerlessness in the child protection system. Method: This qualitative study explores the daily life narratives of 7 mothers with intellectual disability following the involuntarily removal of their children. Results: For most mothers, having a child removed was not a one-off experience. The serial nature of the experience yielded 3 different narratives, lived out in different ways. In some cases, women told a different narrative for each of their removed children. All women remained focused on their children in care. Conclusions: The multiple and varied narratives of mothers with intellectual disability who have children in care suggest that their support needs may differ from each other and over time. How their support needs might best be met remains an unanswered question. Further research is also needed to identify any adverse health and social consequences for mothers with children in care as well as the effects on their children. (Contains 1 table.) (As Provided).
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