The Characteristics of Local Support Systems, and the Roles of Professionals, in Supporting Families where a Mother has an Intellectual Disability.

Summary, in English

There might be a need for support for families where the mother has an intellectual disability, in order to counteract the effects of potential parental inadequacy and other detrimental aspects of the family situation. The purpose of this study was to describe how professionals characterized such support and the collaboration required.

• Author: Ingrid Weiber; Mona Eklund; Per-Anders Tengland
• Department/s: Sustainable occupations and health in a life course perspective
• Publishing year: 2015-03-06
• Language: English
• Publication/Series: Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARID
• Links: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25754531?dopt=Abstract; http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jar.12169
• Document type: Journal article
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Topic: Occupational Therapy
• Status: Published
• Research group: Sustainable occupations and health in a life course perspective
• ISBN/ISSN/Other: ISSN: 1468-3148